CVE-2006-1524

Linux kernel <2.6.16.7 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

Description

madvise_remove in Linux kernel 2.6.16 up to 2.6.16.6 does not follow file and mmap restrictions, which allows local users to bypass IPC permissions and replace portions of readonly tmpfs files with zeroes, aka the MADV_REMOVE vulnerability. NOTE: this description was originally written in a way that combined two separate issues. The mprotect issue now has a separate name, CVE-2006-2071.

Scores

EPSS 0.0007
EPSS Percentile 20.1%

Classification

CWE
CWE-264
Status draft

Affected Products (7)

linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel

Timeline

Published Apr 19, 2006
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026