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CVE-2006-0457
Published: Mar 14, 2006
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
19220
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
17084
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
RHSA-2006:0575
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
SUSE-SA:2006:028
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
21465
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9566
vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_OVAL
kernel-addkey-dos(25354)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-200.htm
x_refsource_CONFIRM
20398
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
22417
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
23894
vdb-entry
x_refsource_OSVDB
MDKSA-2006:059
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
USN-263-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
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