CVE-2006-1524

Debian Linux Security Advisory 1103-1

Severity Score

5.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

madvise_remove in Linux kernel 2.6.16 up to 2.6.16.6 does not follow file and mmap restrictions, which allows local users to bypass IPC permissions and replace portions of readonly tmpfs files with zeroes, aka the MADV_REMOVE vulnerability. NOTE: this description was originally written in a way that combined two separate issues. The mprotect issue now has a separate name, CVE-2006-2071.

Several local and remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2006-03-30 CVE Reserved
2006-04-19 CVE Published
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2025-03-18 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CAPEC

References (17)

URL	Tag	Source
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.6	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.osvdb.org/24714	Vdb Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25870	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://secunia.com/advisories/19657	2017-07-20
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17587	2017-07-20

URL	Date	SRC
http://lwn.net/Alerts/180820	2017-07-20
http://secunia.com/advisories/19664	2017-07-20
http://secunia.com/advisories/19735	2017-07-20
http://secunia.com/advisories/20398	2017-07-20
http://secunia.com/advisories/20671	2017-07-20
http://secunia.com/advisories/20914	2017-07-20
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1097	2017-07-20
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1103	2017-07-20
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-05-31.html	2017-07-20
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1391	2017-07-20
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1475	2017-07-20
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2554	2017-07-20

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.16 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.16"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.16.1 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.16.1"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.16.2 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.16.2"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.16.3 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.16.3"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.16.4 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.16.4"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.16.5 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.16.5"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.16.6 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.16.6"		-		Affected