CVE-2006-5174
5.8 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
2.1 Low
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
25.8%
The copy_from_user function in the uaccess code in Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.19-rc1, when running on s390, does not properly clear a kernel buffer, which allows local user space programs to read portions of kernel memory by “appending to a file from a bad address,” which triggers a fault that prevents the unused memory from being cleared in the kernel buffer.
References
lkml.org/lkml/2006/11/5/46
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0014.html
secunia.com/advisories/22289
secunia.com/advisories/22497
secunia.com/advisories/23064
secunia.com/advisories/23370
secunia.com/advisories/23395
secunia.com/advisories/23474
secunia.com/advisories/23997
secunia.com/advisories/24206
securitytracker.com/id?1017090
support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-254.htm
support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-063.htm
www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=52149ba6b0ddf3e9d965257cc0513193650b3ea8
www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0710.html
www.securityfocus.com/bid/20379
www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1233
www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1237
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3938
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29378
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9885
Related
5.8 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
2.1 Low
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
25.8%