Integer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2006-0038

 

Integer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2006-0038

Published: March 22, 2006 / Updated: February 13, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU95756
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2006-0038
CWE-ID: CWE-190
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 execute arbitrary code.

Integer overflow in the do_replace function in netfilter for Linux before 2.6.16-rc3, when using 'virtualization solutions' such as OpenVZ, allows local users with CAP_NET_ADMIN rights to cause a buffer overflow in the copy_from_user function.


How to mitigate CVE-2006-0038

Install update from vendor's repository.

Sources