CVE - CVE-2006-0457

CVE-ID
CVE-2006-0457	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
Race condition in the (1) add_key, (2) request_key, and (3) keyctl functions in Linux kernel 2.6.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) or read sensitive kernel memory by modifying the length of a string argument between the time that the kernel calculates the length and when it copies the data into kernel memory.
References
Note: References are provided for the convenience of the reader to help distinguish between vulnerabilities. The list is not intended to be complete.
MISC:17084 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17084 MISC:19220 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/19220 MISC:20398 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/20398 MISC:21465 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/21465 MISC:22417 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/22417 MISC:23894 URL:~~http://www.osvdb.org/23894~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:MDKSA-2006:059 URL:~~http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:059~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:RHSA-2006:0575 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0575.html MISC:SUSE-SA:2006:028 URL:http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-05-31.html MISC:USN-263-1 URL:https://usn.ubuntu.com/263-1/ MISC:http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-200.htm URL:http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-200.htm MISC:kernel-addkey-dos(25354) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25354 MISC:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9566 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9566
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20060127	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20060127)
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Comments (Legacy)

Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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