2.1
CVSSv2

CVE-2006-5174

Published: 10/10/2006 Updated: 07/11/2023
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 copy_from_user function in the uaccess code in Linux kernel 2.6 prior to 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.

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Vendor Advisories

Several local and remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems: CVE-2005-4093 Olof Johansson reported a local DoS (Denial of Service) vulnerability on the PPC970 plat ...