Description
Certain modifications to the Linux kernel 2.6.16 and earlier do not add the appropriate Linux Security Modules (LSM) file_permission hooks to the (1) readv and (2) writev functions, which might allow attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
n/a n/a
n/aaffected
References
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-161.htm ↗
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0493.html ↗
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9927 ↗
- http://lists.jammed.com/linux-security-module/2005/09/0019.html ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20716 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21745 ↗
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-302-1 ↗
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:123 ↗
- http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0604.3/0777.html ↗
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=191524 ↗
- http://www.osvdb.org/25747 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21045 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20237 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22093 ↗
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1184 ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18105 ↗