Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') in Linux kernel - CVE-2006-1863
Published: April 26, 2006 / Updated: November 6, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU99903
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2006-1863
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
Directory traversal vulnerability in CIFS in Linux 2.6.16 and earlier allows local users to escape chroot restrictions for an SMB-mounted filesystem via '..\' sequences, a similar vulnerability to CVE-2006-1864.
How to mitigate CVE-2006-1863
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=189434
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17742
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19868
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0024
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-05-31.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1103
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20914
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21614
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20398
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.11
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:150
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:151
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2007-0304.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1542
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2554
- http://www.osvdb.org/25068
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26141
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10383
- http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=296034f7de8bdf111984ce1630ac598a9c94a253