CVE-2006-0554

Description

Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.15.5 allows local users to obtain sensitive information via a crafted XFS ftruncate call, which may return stale data.

1.7

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.11%

Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24999	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2554	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/19220	third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:150	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0804	vdb entry
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-05-31.html	vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1103	vendor advisory
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.15.5
http://secunia.com/advisories/20398	third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:059	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19083	third party advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/263-1/	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16921	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/20914	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-0554?: CVE-2006-0554 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-0554?: To fix CVE-2006-0554, 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-2006-0554 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-0554 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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