VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2006-2071
Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6.x up to 2.6.16 allows local users to bypass IPC permissions and modify a readonly attachment of shared memory by using mprotect to give write permission to the attachment.
LOW 2.1EPSS 0.41%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.41%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6.x up to 2.6.16 allows local users to bypass IPC permissions and modify a readonly attachment of shared memory by using mprotect to give write permission to the attachment. NOTE: some original raw sources combined this issue with CVE-2006-1524, but they are different bugs.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.41% probability · 35th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.6
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20157
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20716
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21035
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22292
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22497
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22875
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22945
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23064
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-249.htm
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-254.htm
- http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b78b6af66a5fbaf17d7e6bfc32384df5e34408c8
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:086
- http://www.osvdb.org/25139
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0579.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0580.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0689.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0710.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451404/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451417/100/200/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451419/100/200/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451426/100/200/threaded
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-302-1
- http://www.vmware.com/download/esx/esx-202-200610-patch.html
- http://www.vmware.com/download/esx/esx-213-200610-patch.html
- http://www.vmware.com/download/esx/esx-254-200610-patch.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1391
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4502
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=190073
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26169
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.