Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2006-1524
madvise_remove in Linux kernel 2.6.16 up to 2.6.16.6 does not follow file and mmap restrictions, which allows local users to bypass IPC permissions and replace portions of readonly tmpfs files with zeroes, aka the MADV_REMOVE vulnerability. NOTE: this description was originally written in a way that combined two separate issues. The mprotect issue now has a separate name, CVE-2006-2071.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 3.6 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (34.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 35th percentile — 34.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel — versions 2.6.16, 2.6.16.1, 2.6.16.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25870 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/19735 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2554 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1391 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/19664 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- lwn.net/Alerts/180820/ (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1097 (vendor-advisory)
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-05-31.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1103 (vendor-advisory)
- www.osvdb.org/24714 (vdb-entry)