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7.5
CVSSv2

CVE-2006-6304

Published: 14/12/2006 Updated: 11/10/2017
CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.5 | Impact Score: 6.4 | Exploitability Score: 10
VMScore: 668
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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Vulnerability Summary

The do_coredump function in fs/exec.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.19 sets the flag variable to O_EXCL but does not use it, which allows context-dependent malicious users to modify arbitrary files via a rewrite attack during a core dump.

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Vendor Advisories

Red Hat: Important: kernel security and bug fix update
Synopsis Important: kernel security and bug fix update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Important Topic Updated kernel packages that fix multiple security issues and several bugsare now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5This update has been rated as having important security impact by the RedHat Secu ...

References

CWE-399http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.19.1http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21591http://secunia.com/advisories/23349http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0074/https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0046.htmlhttps://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0095.htmlhttp://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100073666http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5002https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7446https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10797https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0046https://nvd.nist.gov
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