PT-2006-1522 · Linux+1 · Linux Kernel+1

David Howells

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Published

2006-06-27

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Updated

2023-02-13

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CVE-2006-0456

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

VectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.16
Description The issue is related to the strnlen user function in the Linux kernel, which can return an incorrect value. This allows local users to cause a denial of service via unknown vectors.
Recommendations For versions prior to 2.6.16, update to version 2.6.16 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-0456
DSA-1103
RHSA-2006:0575
RHSA-2006_0575

Affected Products

Linux Kernel
Red Hat