Resource management errors in Linux kernel - CVE-2006-4814

 

Resource management errors in Linux kernel - CVE-2006-4814

Published: December 20, 2006 / Updated: October 11, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU92870
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2006-4814
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

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.


How to mitigate CVE-2006-4814

Install update from vendor's repository.

Sources