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CVE-2006-1055
The fill_write_buffer function in sysfs/file.c in Linux kernel 2.6.12 up to versions before 2.6.17-rc1 does not zero terminate a buffer…
Medium4.9EPSS 0.60%
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- redhat
Description
The fill_write_buffer function in sysfs/file.c in Linux kernel 2.6.12 up to versions before 2.6.17-rc1 does not zero terminate a buffer when a length of PAGE_SIZE or more is requested, which might allow local users to cause a denial of service (crash) by causing an out-of-bounds read.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.9 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.60% · top 51% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.9.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (17)
- 17402 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 19735 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20716 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- USN-281-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- FEDORA-2006-423 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 19495 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- USN-302-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2006:028 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 19955 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2006-1475 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- ADV-2006-1273 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6e0dd741a89be35defa05bd79f4211c5a2762825 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20398 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 24443 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 2006-0020 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIXx_transferred
- linux-fillwritebuffer-dos(25693) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=6e0dd741a89be35defa05bd79f4211c5a2762825%3Bhp=597a7679dd83691be2f3a53e1f3f915b4a7f6eba (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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