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Medium
CVE-2006-1055
The fill_write_buffer function in sysfs/file.c in Linux kernel 2.6.12 up...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
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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Affected Vendor
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Vulnerable Versions:
2.6.12, 2.6.12.1, 2.6.12.2, 2.6.12.3, 2.6.12.4, 2.6.12.5, 2.6.12.6, 2.6.13, 2.6.13.1, 2.6.13.2, 2.6.13.3, 2.6.13.4, 2.6.14, 2.6.14.1, 2.6.14.2, 2.6.14.3, 2.6.14.4, 2.6.14.5, 2.6.15, 2.6.15.1, 2.6.15.2, 2.6.15.3, 2.6.15.4, 2.6.15.5, 2.6.16, 2.6.17
Timeline
Official Publish:
April 5th, 2006
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.