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CVE-2006-2448

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CVE-2006-2448

Published: Jun 23, 2006

Modified: Aug 7, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

Linux kernel before 2.6.16.21 and 2.6.17, when running on PowerPC, does not perform certain required access_ok checks, which allows local users to read arbitrary kernel memory on 64-bit systems (signal_64.c) and cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly read kernel memory on 32-bit systems (signal_32.c).

VendorProductVersions

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affected
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References

20703
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
ADV-2006-2451
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
SUSE-SA:2006:042
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
20060623 rPSA-2006-0110-1 kernel
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
SUSE-SA:2006:047
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10040
vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_OVAL
2006-0037
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_TRUSTIX
RHSA-2006:0575
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
USN-311-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
21465
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
20831
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
21498
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
18616
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
22417
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
20991
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
21179
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA

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