CVE-2006-6304

CVE Details

Release Date:2006-12-14
Impact:Moderate What is this?

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


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


CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score: 7.5
Vector String: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Version: 2.0
Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Authentication: None
Confidentiality Impact: Partial
Integrity Impact: Partial
Availability Impact: Partial

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel)ELSA-2010-00462010-01-20
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-164.11.1.0.1.el5)ELSA-2010-00462010-01-20
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-164.11.1.0.1.el5)ELSA-2010-00462010-01-20


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