CVE-2006-1524
Linux Kernel madvise_remove File Replacement Vulnerability
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
April 19, 2006, 6:18 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 3, 2025, 1:03 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
4.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.6 Added Reference http://lwn.net/Alerts/180820/ Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/19657 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/19664 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/19735 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/20398 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/20671 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/20914 Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1097 Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1103 Added Reference http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-05-31.html Added Reference http://www.osvdb.org/24714 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17587 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1391 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1475 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2554 Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25870 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 20, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/25870 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25870 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 21, 2006
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2006-1524 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2006-1524
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.07 }} -0.08%
score
0.17612
percentile