CVE-2006-0039

N/A Unknown
Published: May 19, 2006 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

Race condition in the do_add_counters function in netfilter for Linux kernel 2.6.16 allows local users with CAP_NET_ADMIN capabilities to read kernel memory by triggering the race condition in a way that produces a size value that is inconsistent with allocated memory, which leads to a buffer over-read in IPT_ENTRY_ITERATE.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=133465
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.17
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/20185
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/20671
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/20914
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/20991
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/21476
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/22292
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/22945
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-249.htm
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1097
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1103
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2722971cbe831117686039d5c334f2c0f560be13
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.osvdb.org/25697
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0689.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18113
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-311-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1893
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2554
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=191698
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26583
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10309
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=133465
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.17
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/20185
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/20671
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/20914
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/20991
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/21476
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/22292
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/22945
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-249.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1097
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1103
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2722971cbe831117686039d5c334f2c0f560be13
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.osvdb.org/25697
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0689.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18113
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-311-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1893
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2554
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=191698
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26583
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10309
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

44 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
20th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-362

Affected Vendors

linux

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