PRIOn knowledge basePRION:CVE-2006-1055Out-of-bounds
6.5 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
4.9 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
0.141 Low
EPSS
Percentile
95.5%
The fill_write_buffer function in sysfs/file.c in Linux kernel 2.6.12 up to versions before 2.6.17-rc1 does not zero terminate a buffer when a length of PAGE_SIZE or more is requested, which might allow local users to cause a denial of service (crash) by causing an out-of-bounds read.
References
lwn.net/Alerts/180820/
secunia.com/advisories/19495
secunia.com/advisories/19735
secunia.com/advisories/19955
secunia.com/advisories/20398
secunia.com/advisories/20716
www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=6e0dd741a89be35defa05bd79f4211c5a2762825
www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=6e0dd741a89be35defa05bd79f4211c5a2762825;hp=597a7679dd83691be2f3a53e1f3f915b4a7f6eba
www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-05-31.html
www.osvdb.org/24443
www.securityfocus.com/bid/17402
www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0020
www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-302-1
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1273
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1475
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25693
usn.ubuntu.com/281-1/
Related
6.5 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
4.9 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
0.141 Low
EPSS
Percentile
95.5%