Vulnerability in Linux Kernel

CVE-2006-4813

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.

EPSS: 0.004 (32.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

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