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Linux Kernel Shared Memory Restrictions Bypass
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA19657
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Release Date:
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2006-04-19
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Last Update:
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2006-05-01
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Popularity:
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8,726 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Security Bypass
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Where:
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Local system
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| OS: | Linux Kernel 2.6.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-1524
CVE-2006-2071
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Linux Kernel, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to bypass certain security restrictions.
The vulnerability is caused due to the "mprotect()" function giving write permissions to read-only attachments of shared memory regardless of the permissions given by IPC.
Solution:
Update to version 2.6.16.7.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Hugh Dickins
Changelog:
2006-05-01: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
Kernel.org:
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.6
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.7
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