CVE-2006-2448

N/A Unknown
Published: June 23, 2006 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

Linux kernel before 2.6.16.21 and 2.6.17, when running on PowerPC, does not perform certain required access_ok checks, which allows local users to read arbitrary kernel memory on 64-bit systems (signal_64.c) and cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly read kernel memory on 32-bit systems (signal_32.c).

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20703
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/20831
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/20991
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/21179
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/21465
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/21498
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/22417
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-200.htm
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7c85d1f9d358b24c5b05c3a2783a78423775a080
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.21
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_42_kernel.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_47_kernel.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0575.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438168/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18616
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0037
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-311-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2451
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=194215
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10040
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/20703
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/20831
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/20991
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/21179
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/21465
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/21498
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/22417
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-200.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7c85d1f9d358b24c5b05c3a2783a78423775a080
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.21
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_42_kernel.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_47_kernel.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0575.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438168/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18616
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0037
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-311-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2451
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=194215
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10040
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

40 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
25th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

linux