CVE-2006-4813

Linux kernel <2.6.13 - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm

Description

The __block_prepare_write function in fs/buffer.c for Linux kernel 2.6.x before 2.6.13 does not properly clear buffers during certain error conditions, which allows local users to read portions of files that have been unlinked.

References (18)

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://osvdb.org/31376

[Vendor Advisory] http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0014.html

[Patch] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=207463

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11701

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-395-1

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:012

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:025

[Vendor Advisory] http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-063.htm

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=152becd26e0563aefdbc4fd1fe491928efe92d1f

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21522

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1233

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/23370

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/23384

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/23474

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/23752

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/23997

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/24206

Scores

EPSS 0.0009

EPSS Percentile 25.1%

Classification

Status draft

Affected Products (50)

linux/linux_kernel

... and 35 more

Timeline

Published Oct 12, 2006

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026