CVE-2006-1055

N/A Unknown
Published: April 05, 2006 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

The fill_write_buffer function in sysfs/file.c in Linux kernel 2.6.12 up to versions before 2.6.17-rc1 does not zero terminate a buffer when a length of PAGE_SIZE or more is requested, which might allow local users to cause a denial of service (crash) by causing an out-of-bounds read.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lwn.net/Alerts/180820/
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/19495
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/19735
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/19955
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/20398
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/20716
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6e0dd741a89be35defa05bd79f4211c5a2762825
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=6e0dd741a89be35defa05bd79f4211c5a2762825%3Bhp=597a7679dd83691be2f3a53e1f3f915b4a7f6eba
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-05-31.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.osvdb.org/24443
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17402
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0020
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-302-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1273
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1475
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25693
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://usn.ubuntu.com/281-1/
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lwn.net/Alerts/180820/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/19495
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/19735
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/19955
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/20398
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/20716
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6e0dd741a89be35defa05bd79f4211c5a2762825
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=6e0dd741a89be35defa05bd79f4211c5a2762825%3Bhp=597a7679dd83691be2f3a53e1f3f915b4a7f6eba
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-05-31.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.osvdb.org/24443
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17402
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0020
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-302-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1273
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1475
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25693
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://usn.ubuntu.com/281-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

34 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

Affected Vendors

linux