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CVE Reference: CVE-2006-6304
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Original Page at CVE MITRE:
CVE-2006-6304

Description:
The do_coredump function in fs/exec.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.19 sets the flag variable to O_EXCL but does not use it, which allows context-dependent attackers to modify arbitrary files via a rewrite attack during a core dump.

CVE Status:
Candidate

References:

TRUSTIX
  http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0074/

SAID
  Secunia Advisory: SA23349

CONFIRM
  http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.19.1

BID
  21591


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