2.1
CVSSv2

CVE-2006-4813

Published: 12/10/2006 Updated: 13/02/2023
CVSS v2 Base Score: 2.1 | Impact Score: 2.9 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
VMScore: 187
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Vulnerability Summary

The __block_prepare_write function in fs/buffer.c for Linux kernel 2.6.x prior to 2.6.13 does not properly clear buffers during certain error conditions, which allows local users to read portions of files that have been unlinked.

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Vendor Advisories

Mark Dowd discovered that the netfilter iptables module did not correcly handle fragmented packets By sending specially crafted packets, a remote attacker could exploit this to bypass firewall rules This has only be fixed for Ubuntu 610; the corresponding fix for Ubuntu 510 and 606 will follow soon (CVE-2006-4572) ...