CVE-2006-0457

Linux Kernel 2.6.x - Denial of Service and Information Disclosure via Race Condition in Key Management Functions

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (13)

Core 13
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/19220
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17084
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0575.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-05-31.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/21465
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9566
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25354
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/20398
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/22417
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/23894
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:059
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/263-1/

Scores

EPSS 0.0265
EPSS Percentile 84.3%

Details

Status published
Products (27)
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.0 (12 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.1 (3 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.3
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.4
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.5
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.6 (2 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.7 (2 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.8 (4 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.8.1
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.8.1.5
... and 17 more
Published Mar 14, 2006
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026