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High
CVE-2006-1856
Certain modifications to the Linux kernel 2.6.16 and earlier do...
Vulnerability Description
Certain modifications to the Linux kernel 2.6.16 and earlier do not add the appropriate Linux Security Modules (LSM) file_permission hooks to the (1) readv and (2) writev functions, which might allow attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.
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://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-161.htm
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0493.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9927
- http://lists.jammed.com/linux-security-module/2005/09/0019.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20716
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21745
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-302-1
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:123
- http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0604.3/0777.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=191524
- http://www.osvdb.org/25747
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21045
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20237
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22093
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1184
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18105
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
2.6.0, 2.6.1, 2.6.2, 2.6.3, 2.6.4, 2.6.5, 2.6.6, 2.6.7, 2.6.8, 2.6.9, 2.6.10, 2.6.11, 2.6.11.5, 2.6.11.6, 2.6.11.7, 2.6.11.8, 2.6.11.11, 2.6.11.12, 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_test9_cvs
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 19th, 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.