CVE-2006-4814

Description

The mincore function in the Linux kernel before 2.4.33.6 does not properly lock access to user space, which has unspecified impact and attack vectors, possibly related to a deadlock.

Category

4.6
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.09%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0002/ vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24098 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23609 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9648 vdb entry signature
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0014.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23436 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21663 vdb entry patch
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:040 vendor advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-063.htm
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-416-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24100 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30110 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2222/references vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5082 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.33.6
http://secunia.com/advisories/33280 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24206 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23997 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457 mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/24482 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_18_kernel.html vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503 patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29058 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1304 patch vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0211.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25714 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0787.html vendor advisory
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000023.html mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/25691 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:060 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31246 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-4814?
CVE-2006-4814 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-4814?
To fix CVE-2006-4814, 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-2006-4814 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-4814 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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