CVE-2006-0039
Race condition in the do_add_counters function in netfilter for Linux kernel 2.6.16 allows local users with CAP_NET_ADMIN capabilities to read kernel memory by triggering the race condition in a way that produces a size value that is inconsistent with…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.29%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Race condition in the do_add_counters function in netfilter for Linux kernel 2.6.16 allows local users with CAP_NET_ADMIN capabilities to read kernel memory by triggering the race condition in a way that produces a size value that is inconsistent with allocated memory, which leads to a buffer over-read in IPT_ENTRY_ITERATE.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.7 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.29% probability · 22th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-362
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=133465Patch
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.17
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20185
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20671
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20914
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20991
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21476
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22292
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22945
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-249.htm
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1097
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1103
- http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2722971cbe831117686039d5c334f2c0f560be13
- http://www.osvdb.org/25697
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0689.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18113
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-311-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1893
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2554
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=191698
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26583
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10309
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=133465Patch
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.17
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20185
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20671
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20914
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20991
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21476
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22292
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.