CVE-2006-2451

Description

The suid_dumpable support in Linux kernel 2.6.13 up to versions before 2.6.17.4, and 2.6.16 before 2.6.16.24, allows a local user to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) and possibly gain privileges via the PR_SET_DUMPABLE argument of the prctl function and a program that causes a core dump file to be created in a directory for which the user does not have permissions.

References

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11336

https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-488

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2699

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-311-1

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18874

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440379/100/0/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440118/100/0/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440117/100/0/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440057/100/0/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439869/100/0/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439610/100/100/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439483/100/100/threaded

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0574.html

http://www.osvdb.org/27030

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_49_kernel.html

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_47_kernel.html

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_42_kernel.html

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_17_sr.html

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_16_sr.html

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.17.4

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.24

http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.17.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0af184bb9f80edfbb94de46cb52e9592e5a547b0

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-162.htm

http://securitytracker.com/id?1016451

http://secunia.com/advisories/21966

http://secunia.com/advisories/21498

http://secunia.com/advisories/21179

http://secunia.com/advisories/20991

http://secunia.com/advisories/20986

http://secunia.com/advisories/20965

http://secunia.com/advisories/20960

http://secunia.com/advisories/20953

http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=195902

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3