CVE-2006-0039

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 3
Modified
Published: 19 May 2006, 22:00
Last modified:07 Aug 2024, 16:18

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
19/100
CVSS Score
4.7 MEDIUM
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.07% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

19 May 2006, 22:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
07 Aug 2024, 16:18
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Race condition in the do_add_counters function in netfilter for Linux kernel 2.6.16 allows local users with CAP_NET_ADMIN capabilities to read kernel memory by triggering the race condition in a way that produces a size value that is inconsistent with allocated memory, which leads to a buffer over-read in IPT_ENTRY_ITERATE.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 4.7AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.07%• Percentile: 20%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-362•Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

    The product contains a concurrent code sequence that requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence operating concurrently.

Affected Systems

  • linux•linux_kernel

    2.6.16

References (22)