CVE-2006-0039

CVE Details

Release Date:

2006-05-19

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.

See more information about CVE-2006-0039 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	4.7	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	High
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (kernel)	ELSA-2006-0689	2006-11-30
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (ocfs2-2.6.9-42.0.3.0.2.EL)	ELSA-2006-0689	2006-11-30
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (oracleasm-2.6.9-42.0.3.0.2.EL)	ELSA-2006-0689	2006-11-30

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