CVE-2006-0039 in Linux Kernel

Summary

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.

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Reservation

12/20/2005

Disclosure

05/19/2006

Entries

VulDB provides additional information and datapoints for this CVE:

ID	Vulnerability	CWE	Exp	Cou	CVE
2256	Linux Kernel Netfilter do_add_counters race condition	362	Proof-of-Concept	Official fix	CVE-2006-0039
2255	Linux Kernel Netfilter race condition	362	Proof-of-Concept	Official fix	CVE-2006-0039
2254	Linux Kernel Netfilter race condition	362	Proof-of-Concept	Official fix	CVE-2006-0039

Sources

• MITRE
• NVD
• CVE Details