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CVE-2006-2071 Detail

Description

Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6.x up to 2.6.16 allows local users to bypass IPC permissions and modify a readonly attachment of shared memory by using mprotect to give write permission to the attachment. NOTE: some original raw sources combined this issue with CVE-2006-1524, but they are different bugs.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.6 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/20157 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/20716 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/21035 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/22292 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/22497 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/22875 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/22945 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/23064 CVE, MITRE
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-249.htm CVE, MITRE
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-254.htm CVE, MITRE
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b78b6af66a5fbaf17d7e6bfc32384df5e34408c8 CVE, MITRE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:086 CVE, MITRE
http://www.osvdb.org/25139 CVE, MITRE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0579.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0580.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0689.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0710.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451404/100/0/threaded CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451417/100/200/threaded CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451419/100/200/threaded CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451426/100/200/threaded CVE, MITRE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-302-1 CVE, MITRE
http://www.vmware.com/download/esx/esx-202-200610-patch.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.vmware.com/download/esx/esx-213-200610-patch.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.vmware.com/download/esx/esx-254-200610-patch.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1391 CVE, MITRE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4502 CVE, MITRE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=190073 CVE, MITRE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26169 CVE, MITRE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9978 CVE, MITRE

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2006-2071
NVD Published Date:
04/27/2006
NVD Last Modified:
04/02/2025
Source:
MITRE