CVE-2006-2451

N/A Unknown
Published: July 07, 2006 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=195902
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/20953
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20960
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20965
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20986
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20991
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21179
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21498
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21966
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016451
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-162.htm
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.17.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0af184bb9f80edfbb94de46cb52e9592e5a547b0
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.24
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.17.4
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_16_sr.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_17_sr.html
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.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_49_kernel.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.osvdb.org/27030
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0574.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439483/100/100/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439610/100/100/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439869/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440057/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440117/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440118/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440379/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18874
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-311-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2699
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-488
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11336
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=195902
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/20953
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20960
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20965
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20986
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20991
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21179
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21498
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21966
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016451
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-162.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.17.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0af184bb9f80edfbb94de46cb52e9592e5a547b0
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.24
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.17.4
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_16_sr.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_17_sr.html
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.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_49_kernel.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.osvdb.org/27030
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0574.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439483/100/100/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439610/100/100/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439869/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440057/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440117/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440118/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440379/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18874
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/2006/2699
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-488
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11336
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

66 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
6.8%
91th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-399

Affected Vendors

linux

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