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CVE-2006-1524

Published: Apr 19, 2006 | Modified: Apr 03, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
3.6 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-1524
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/264.html

madvise_remove in Linux kernel 2.6.16 up to 2.6.16.6 does not follow file and mmap restrictions, which allows local users to bypass IPC permissions and replace portions of readonly tmpfs files with zeroes, aka the MADV_REMOVE vulnerability. NOTE: this description was originally written in a way that combined two separate issues. The mprotect issue now has a separate name, CVE-2006-2071.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Linux_kernelLinux2.6.16 (including)2.6.16 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.6.16.1 (including)2.6.16.1 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.6.16.2 (including)2.6.16.2 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.6.16.3 (including)2.6.16.3 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.6.16.4 (including)2.6.16.4 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.6.16.5 (including)2.6.16.5 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux2.6.16.6 (including)2.6.16.6 (including)

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