CVE-2006-1055

Linux Kernel - Denial of Service

Title source: rule

Description

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.

References (17)

[Various Sources] http://lwn.net/Alerts/180820/

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.osvdb.org/24443

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17402

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25693

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-302-1

[Vendor Advisory] https://usn.ubuntu.com/281-1/

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6e0dd741a89be35defa05bd79f4211c5a2762825

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=6e0dd741a89be35defa05bd79f4211c5a2762825%3Bhp=597a7679dd83691be2f3a53e1f3f915b4a7f6eba

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0020

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-05-31.html

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/19495

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/19735

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/19955

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/20398

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/20716

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1273

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1475

Scores

EPSS 0.0006

EPSS Percentile 19.5%

Classification

Status draft

Affected Products (43)

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

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Timeline

Published Apr 05, 2006

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026