CVE-2006-4813

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.

References

http://osvdb.org/31376

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0014.html

http://secunia.com/advisories/23370

http://secunia.com/advisories/23384

http://secunia.com/advisories/23474

http://secunia.com/advisories/23752

http://secunia.com/advisories/23997

http://secunia.com/advisories/24206

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-063.htm

http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=152becd26e0563aefdbc4fd1fe491928efe92d1f

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:012

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:025

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21522

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-395-1

http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1233

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=207463

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11701

Details

Risk Information

CVSS v2.0