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FKIE_CVE-2006-0457

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2006-03-14 02:02 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:20
Severity
Summary
Race condition in the (1) add_key, (2) request_key, and (3) keyctl functions in Linux kernel 2.6.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) or read sensitive kernel memory by modifying the length of a string argument between the time that the kernel calculates the length and when it copies the data into kernel memory.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/19220
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/20398
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/21465
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/22417
secalert@redhat.comhttp://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-200.htm
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:059
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-05-31.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.osvdb.org/23894
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0575.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17084
secalert@redhat.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25354
secalert@redhat.comhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9566
secalert@redhat.comhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/263-1/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/19220
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/20398
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/21465
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/22417
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-200.htm
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:059
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-05-31.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.osvdb.org/23894
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0575.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17084
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25354
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9566
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://usn.ubuntu.com/263-1/
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
linux linux_kernel 2.6.0
linux linux_kernel 2.6.0
linux linux_kernel 2.6.0
linux linux_kernel 2.6.0
linux linux_kernel 2.6.0
linux linux_kernel 2.6.0
linux linux_kernel 2.6.0
linux linux_kernel 2.6.0
linux linux_kernel 2.6.0
linux linux_kernel 2.6.0
linux linux_kernel 2.6.0
linux linux_kernel 2.6.0
linux linux_kernel 2.6.1
linux linux_kernel 2.6.1
linux linux_kernel 2.6.1
linux linux_kernel 2.6.3
linux linux_kernel 2.6.4
linux linux_kernel 2.6.5
linux linux_kernel 2.6.6
linux linux_kernel 2.6.6
linux linux_kernel 2.6.7
linux linux_kernel 2.6.7
linux linux_kernel 2.6.8
linux linux_kernel 2.6.8
linux linux_kernel 2.6.8
linux linux_kernel 2.6.8
linux linux_kernel 2.6.8.1
linux linux_kernel 2.6.8.1.5
linux linux_kernel 2.6.9
linux linux_kernel 2.6.10
linux linux_kernel 2.6.10
linux linux_kernel 2.6.11
linux linux_kernel 2.6.11
linux linux_kernel 2.6.11
linux linux_kernel 2.6.11
linux linux_kernel 2.6.11
linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.1
linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.2
linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.3
linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.4
linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.5
linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.6
linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.7
linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.8
linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.9
linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.10
linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.11
linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.12
linux linux_kernel 2.6.11_rc1_bk6
linux linux_kernel 2.6.12
linux linux_kernel 2.6.12
linux linux_kernel 2.6.12
linux linux_kernel 2.6.12
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linux linux_kernel 2.6.12.5
linux linux_kernel 2.6.12.6
linux linux_kernel 2.6.13
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linux linux_kernel 2.6.13.3
linux linux_kernel 2.6.13.4
linux linux_kernel 2.6.14
linux linux_kernel 2.6.14
linux linux_kernel 2.6.14
linux linux_kernel 2.6.14
linux linux_kernel 2.6.14
linux linux_kernel 2.6.14.1
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linux linux_kernel 2.6.14.3
linux linux_kernel 2.6.14.4
linux linux_kernel 2.6.15
linux linux_kernel 2.6.15
linux linux_kernel 2.6.15
linux linux_kernel 2.6.15
linux linux_kernel 2.6.15
linux linux_kernel 2.6.15
linux linux_kernel 2.6.15
linux linux_kernel 2.6.15.1
linux linux_kernel 2.6.15.2
linux linux_kernel 2.6.15.3
linux linux_kernel 2.6.15.4
linux linux_kernel 2.6.15.5

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