CVE - CVE-2006-4813

CVE-ID
CVE-2006-4813	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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
Note: References are provided for the convenience of the reader to help distinguish between vulnerabilities. The list is not intended to be complete.
MISC:21522 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21522 MISC:23370 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/23370 MISC:23384 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/23384 MISC:23474 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/23474 MISC:23752 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/23752 MISC:23997 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/23997 MISC:24206 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/24206 MISC:31376 URL:~~http://osvdb.org/31376~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:DSA-1233 URL:http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1233 MISC:MDKSA-2007:012 URL:~~http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:012~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:MDKSA-2007:025 URL:~~http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:025~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:RHSA-2007:0014 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0014.html MISC:SUSE-SA:2006:079 URL:http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html MISC:USN-395-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-395-1 MISC:http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-063.htm URL:http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-063.htm MISC:http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=152becd26e0563aefdbc4fd1fe491928efe92d1f URL:http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=152becd26e0563aefdbc4fd1fe491928efe92d1f MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=207463 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=207463 MISC:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11701 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11701
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20060915	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 (20060915)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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