CVE-2006-5174 in Kernel
Summary
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.
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Reservation
10/05/2006
Disclosure
10/10/2006
Status
Confirmed
Entries
VulDB provides additional information and datapoints for this CVE:
| ID | Vulnerability | CWE | Exp | Cou | CVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2589 | Linux Kernel s390 copy_from_user uninitialized resource | 908 | Proof-of-Concept | Official fix | CVE-2006-5174 |