CVE-2006-4813 | BDVDB-2026-19694 Detail
Description#
The __block_prepare_write function in fs/buffer.c for Linux kernel 2.6.x before 2.6.13 does not properly clear buffers during certain error conditions, which allows local users to read portions of files that have been unlinked.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=207463
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:025
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html
- http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=152becd26e0563aefdbc4fd1fe491928efe92d1f
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11701
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0014.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:012
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-063.htm
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21522
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23384
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23752
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24206
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23474
- http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1233
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23370
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.