CVE-2006-6304 (GCVE-0-2006-6304)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2006-12-14 20:00
Modified
2024-08-07 20:19
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.org http://secunia.com/advisories/23349 Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.org http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100073666
cve@mitre.org http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.19.1
cve@mitre.org http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21591 Patch
cve@mitre.org http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0074/
cve@mitre.org http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5002 Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.org https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10797
cve@mitre.org https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7446
cve@mitre.org https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0046.html
cve@mitre.org https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0095.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://secunia.com/advisories/23349 Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100073666
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.19.1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21591 Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0074/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5002 Vendor Advisory
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af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0046.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0095.html
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