CVE-2006-0039

Description

Race condition in the do_add_counters function in netfilter for Linux kernel 2.6.16 allows local users with CAP_NET_ADMIN capabilities to read kernel memory by triggering the race condition in a way that produces a size value that is inconsistent with allocated memory, which leads to a buffer over-read in IPT_ENTRY_ITERATE.

Category

4.7
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.05%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2554 vdb entry
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2722971cbe831117686039d5c334f2c0f560be13
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1893 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/21476 third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26583 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/22292 third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0689.html vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10309 vdb entry signature
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1097 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20185 third party advisory
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.17
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-311-1 vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1103 vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/25697 vdb entry
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-249.htm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=191698
http://secunia.com/advisories/22945 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20991 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20671 third party advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=133465 patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18113 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/20914 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-0039?
CVE-2006-0039 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-0039?
To fix CVE-2006-0039, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-0039 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-0039 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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