CVE-2006-3626

Severity Score

6.2

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Race condition in Linux kernel 2.6.17.4 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges by using prctl with PR_SET_DUMPABLE in a way that causes /proc/self/environ to become setuid root.

Condición de carrera en Linux kernel 2.6.17.4 y anteriores permite a usuarios locales ganar privilegios de root a través del uso de prctl con PR_SET_DUMPABLE en un camino que hace que /proc/self/environ llegue a tener el setuid de root.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 6.2

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2006-07-14 CVE Reserved
2006-07-15 CVE Published
2023-12-07 EPSS Updated
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CAPEC

References (31)

URL	Tag	Source
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.17.5	X_refsource_confirm
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-July/047907.html	Mailing List
http://secunia.com/advisories/21041	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21057	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21073	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21119	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21123	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21179	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21498	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21605	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22174	Third Party Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-203.htm	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=blobdiff%3Bh=0cb8f20d000c25118947fcafa81606300ced35f8%3Bhp=243a94af0427b2630fb85f489a5419410dac3bfc%3Bhb=18b0bbd8ca6d3cb90425aa0d77b99a762c6d6de3%3Bf=fs/proc/base.c	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.osvdb.org/27120	Vdb Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440300/100/0/threaded	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18992	Vdb Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2816	Vdb Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=198973	X_refsource_confirm
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27790	Vdb Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10060	Signature

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1111	2023-11-07
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:124	2023-11-07
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_17_sr.html	2023-11-07
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_42_kernel.html	2023-11-07
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_47_kernel.html	2023-11-07
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_49_kernel.html	2023-11-07
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0617.html	2023-11-07
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-319-2	2023-11-07
https://usn.ubuntu.com/319-1	2023-11-07
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-3626	2006-08-22
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1618145	2006-08-22

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 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.16"		rc1		Affected
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"		rc2		Affected
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"		rc3		Affected
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"		rc4		Affected
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"		rc5		Affected
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"		rc6		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
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.16.7 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.16.7"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.16.8 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.16.8"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.16.9 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.16.9"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.16.10 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.16.10"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.16.11 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.16.11"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.16.12 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.16.12"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.16.13 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.16.13"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.16.14 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.16.14"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.16.15 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.16.15"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.16.16 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.16.16"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.16.17 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.16.17"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.16.18 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.16.18"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.16.19 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.16.19"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.16.20 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.16.20"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.16.21 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.16.21"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.16.22 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.16.22"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.16.23 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.16.23"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.16.24 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.16.24"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.17 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.17"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.17 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.17"		rc1		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.17 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.17"		rc2		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.17 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.17"		rc3		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.17 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.17"		rc4		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.17 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.17"		rc5		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.17 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.17"		rc6		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.17.1 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.17.1"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.17.2 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.17.2"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.17.3 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.17.3"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.17.4 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.17.4"		-		Affected