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.
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| References | () http://lwn.net/Alerts/180820/ - | |
| References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/19495 - | |
| References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/19735 - | |
| References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/19955 - | |
| References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/20398 - | |
| References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/20716 - | |
| References | () http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6e0dd741a89be35defa05bd79f4211c5a2762825 - | |
| References | () http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=6e0dd741a89be35defa05bd79f4211c5a2762825%3Bhp=597a7679dd83691be2f3a53e1f3f915b4a7f6eba - | |
| References | () http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-05-31.html - | |
| References | () http://www.osvdb.org/24443 - | |
| References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17402 - | |
| References | () http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0020 - | |
| References | () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-302-1 - | |
| References | () http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1273 - | |
| References | () http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1475 - | |
| References | () https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25693 - | |
| References | () https://usn.ubuntu.com/281-1/ - |
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Information
Published : 2006-04-05 17:04
Updated : 2024-11-21 00:07
NVD link : CVE-2006-1055
Mitre link : CVE-2006-1055
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2006-1055
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE