4.6
MEDIUM
CVE-2006-4814
Linux Kernel Mincore Function Vulnerability
Description

The mincore function in the Linux kernel before 2.4.33.6 does not properly lock access to user space, which has unspecified impact and attack vectors, possibly related to a deadlock.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 20, 2006, 2:28 a.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 11, 2017, 1:31 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

6.9

Exploitability Score :

3.1
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2006-4814 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-4814 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2006-4814.

URL Resource
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000023.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0014.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/23436 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23609 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23997 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24098 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24100 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24206 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24482 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25691 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25714 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29058 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30110 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31246 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33280 Vendor Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-063.htm
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1304 Patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503 Patch
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.33.6
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:040
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:060
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_18_kernel.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0211.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0787.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21663 Patch
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0002/
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-416-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5082 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2222/references Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9648

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Shell

Updated: 1 week, 4 days ago
3 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : March 23, 2023, 4:32 a.m. This repo has been linked 435 different CVEs too.

A deadlock on the mmap semaphore ‘mmap sem’ in the CentOS 3.9 kernel, that is triggered by a specific interleaving of concurrent threads, one calling the mmap system call and the other calling the mincore system call.

C TeX Scala Shell Assembly C++ Objective-C Objective-C++ Perl Awk

Updated: 8 years ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Sept. 18, 2014, 4:38 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2006-4814 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-4814 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9648 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9648 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 20, 2006

    Action Type Old Value New Value
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

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0.41544

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CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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