CVE-2006-2448

Linux kernel before 2.6.16.21 and 2.6.17, when running on PowerPC, does not perform certain required access_ok checks, which allows local users to read…

published June 23, 2006

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
29.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Linux kernel before 2.6.16.21 and 2.6.17, when running on PowerPC, does not perform certain required access_ok checks, which allows local users to read arbitrary kernel memory on 64-bit systems (signal_64.c) and cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly read kernel memory on 32-bit systems (signal_32.c).

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00366 · 29.3th percentile
Published
2006-06-23T10:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 23 JUN 10:00Z
    Linux kernel before 2.6.16.21 and 2.6.17, when running on PowerPC, does not perform certain required access_ok checks, which allows local users to read…
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