CVE-2006-1055
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Summary
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.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a | affected |
Weaknesses
- n/a
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17402
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19735
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20716
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/281-1/
- http://lwn.net/Alerts/180820/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19495
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-302-1
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-05-31.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19955
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1475
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1273
- http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6e0dd741a89be35defa05bd79f4211c5a2762825
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20398
- http://www.osvdb.org/24443
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0020
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25693
- http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=6e0dd741a89be35defa05bd79f4211c5a2762825%3Bhp=597a7679dd83691be2f3a53e1f3f915b4a7f6eba
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17402
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19735
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20716
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/281-1/
- http://lwn.net/Alerts/180820/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19495
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-302-1
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-05-31.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19955
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1475
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1273
- http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6e0dd741a89be35defa05bd79f4211c5a2762825
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20398
- http://www.osvdb.org/24443
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0020
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25693
- http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=6e0dd741a89be35defa05bd79f4211c5a2762825%3Bhp=597a7679dd83691be2f3a53e1f3f915b4a7f6eba
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