CVE-2006-6304

CVE Details

Release Date:

2006-12-14

Description

The do_coredump function in fs/exec.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.19 sets the flag variable to O_EXCL but does not use it, which allows context-dependent attackers to modify arbitrary files via a rewrite attack during a core dump.

See more information about CVE-2006-6304 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:	7.5	Base Metrics:	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector:	Network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	Partial	Availability Impact:	Partial

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel)	ELSA-2010-0046	2010-01-20
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-164.11.1.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2010-0046	2010-01-20
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-164.11.1.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2010-0046	2010-01-20

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