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CVE-2006-5174

N/A
Published: October 5, 2006 at 09:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:30 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%

Description

The copy_from_user function in the uaccess code in Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.19-rc1, when running on s390, does not properly clear a kernel buffer, which allows local user space programs to read portions of kernel memory by "appending to a file from a bad address," which triggers a fault that prevents the unused memory from being cleared in the kernel buffer.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Linux Kernel· Linux
95%
2.6.02.6.0 test12.6.0 test102.6.0 test112.6.0 test22.6.0 test32.6.0 test42.6.0 test52.6.0 test62.6.0 test72.6.0 test82.6.0 test92.6.12.6.1 rc12.6.1 rc22.6.1 rc32.6.102.6.10 rc12.6.10 rc22.6.10 rc32.6.112.6.11 rc12.6.11 rc22.6.11 rc32.6.11 rc42.6.11 rc52.6.11.12.6.11.102.6.11.112.6.11.122.6.11.22.6.11.32.6.11.42.6.11.52.6.11.62.6.11.72.6.11.82.6.11.92.6.11_rc1_bk62.6.122.6.12 rc12.6.12 rc22.6.12 rc32.6.12 rc42.6.12 rc52.6.12 rc62.6.12.12.6.12.22.6.12.32.6.12.42.6.12.52.6.12.62.6.132.6.13 rc12.6.13 rc22.6.13 rc32.6.13 rc42.6.13 rc52.6.13 rc62.6.13 rc72.6.13.12.6.13.22.6.13.32.6.13.42.6.142.6.14 rc12.6.14 rc22.6.14 rc32.6.14 rc42.6.14 rc52.6.14.12.6.14.22.6.14.32.6.14.42.6.14.52.6.14.62.6.14.72.6.152.6.15 rc12.6.15 rc32.6.15 rc42.6.15 rc52.6.15 rc62.6.15 rc72.6.15.12.6.15.22.6.15.32.6.15.42.6.15.52.6.15.62.6.15.72.6.162.6.16 rc12.6.16 rc22.6.16 rc32.6.16 rc42.6.16 rc52.6.16 rc62.6.16.12.6.16.102.6.16.112.6.16.122.6.16.132.6.16.142.6.16.152.6.16.162.6.16.172.6.16.182.6.16.192.6.16.22.6.16.202.6.16.212.6.16.222.6.16.232.6.16.242.6.16.272.6.16.32.6.16.42.6.16.52.6.16.62.6.16.72.6.16.82.6.16.92.6.16_rc72.6.172.6.17 rc12.6.17 rc22.6.17 rc32.6.17 rc42.6.17 rc52.6.17 rc62.6.17.12.6.17.102.6.17.112.6.17.22.6.17.32.6.17.42.6.17.52.6.17.62.6.17.72.6.17.82.6.17.92.6.18 rc12.6.18 rc22.6.18 rc52.6.192.6.22.6.2 rc12.6.2 rc22.6.2 rc32.6.32.6.3 rc12.6.3 rc22.6.3 rc32.6.3 rc42.6.42.6.4 rc12.6.4 rc22.6.4 rc32.6.52.6.5 rc12.6.5 rc22.6.5 rc32.6.62.6.6 rc12.6.6 rc22.6.6 rc32.6.72.6.7 rc12.6.7 rc22.6.7 rc32.6.82.6.8 rc12.6.8 rc22.6.8 rc32.6.8 rc42.6.8.12.6.8.1.52.6.92.6.9 2.6.202.6.9 rc12.6.9 rc22.6.9 rc32.6.9 rc42.6_test9_cvs

References (22)

Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://lkml.org/lkml/2006/11/5/46
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0014.html
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/22289
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/22497
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/23064
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/23370
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/23395
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/23474

CVSS

2.1LOW[email protected]
Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other

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