CVE-2006-2071

security flaw

Published Apr 27, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 2.1 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6.x up to 2.6.16 allows local users to bypass IPC permissions and modify a readonly attachment of shared memory by using mprotect to give write permission to the attachment. NOTE: some original raw sources combined this issue with CVE-2006-1524, but they are different bugs.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2006-2072 Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6.x up to 2.6.16 allows local users to bypass IPC permissions and modify a readonly attachment of shared memory by using mprotect to give write permission to the attachment. NOTE: some original raw sources combined this issue with CVE-2006-1524, but they are different bugs.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-302-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
References
Link Providers
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.6 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/20157 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/20716 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/21035 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/22292 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/22497 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/22875 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/22945 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/23064 cve-icon cve-icon
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-249.htm cve-icon cve-icon
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-254.htm cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b78b6af66a5fbaf17d7e6bfc32384df5e34408c8 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:086 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.osvdb.org/25139 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0579.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0580.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0689.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0710.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451404/100/0/threaded cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451417/100/200/threaded cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451419/100/200/threaded cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451426/100/200/threaded cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-302-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vmware.com/download/esx/esx-202-200610-patch.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vmware.com/download/esx/esx-213-200610-patch.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vmware.com/download/esx/esx-254-200610-patch.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1391 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4502 cve-icon cve-icon
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=190073 cve-icon cve-icon
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26169 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2071 cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9978 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-2071 cve-icon
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00079}

epss

{'score': 0.00107}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 5:35 PM
Reserved
Apr 27, 2006, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 27, 2006, 5:06 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:24 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Apr 17, 2006, 12:00 AM