Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2006-1055
The fill_write_buffer function in sysfs/file.c in Linux kernel 2.6.12 up to versions before 2.6.17-rc1 does not zero terminate a buffer when a length of PAGE_SIZE or more is requested, which might allow local users to cause a denial of service (crash) by causing an out-of-bounds read.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (46.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 47th percentile — 46.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel — versions 2.6.12, 2.6.12.1, 2.6.12.2
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/17402 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/19735 (third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/20716 (third-party-advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/281-1/ (vendor-advisory)
- lwn.net/Alerts/180820/ (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/19495 (third-party-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-302-1 (vendor-advisory)
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-05-31.html (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/19955 (third-party-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1475 (vdb-entry)