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Vulnerability Details : CVE-2006-4814

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.
Publish Date : 2006-12-20 Last Update Date : 2017-10-11
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- CVSS Scores & Vulnerability Types

CVSS Score
4.6
Confidentiality Impact None (There is no impact to the confidentiality of the system.)
Integrity Impact None (There is no impact to the integrity of the system)
Availability Impact Complete (There is a total shutdown of the affected resource. The attacker can render the resource completely unavailable.)
Access Complexity Low (Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. Very little knowledge or skill is required to exploit. )
Authentication ???
Gained Access None
Vulnerability Type(s)
CWE ID 399

- Vendor Statements

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.
Source: Redhat

- Additional Vendor Supplied Data

Vendor Impact CVSS Score CVSS Vector Report Date Publish Date
Redhat moderate 2006-02-09 2006-12-14
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- Related OVAL Definitions

Title Definition Id Class Family
CVE-2006-4814 oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20064814 unix
DSA-1503 kernel-source-2.4.27 -- several vulnerabilities oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8063 unix
RHSA-2007:0014: kernel security update (Important) oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20070014 unix
RHSA-2008:0211: kernel security and bug fix update (Important) oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20080211 unix
The mincore function in the Linux kernel before 2.4.33.6 does not properly lock access to user space, which has unspecif... oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9648 unix
OVAL (Open Vulnerability and Assessment Language) definitions define exactly what should be done to verify a vulnerability or a missing patch. Check out the OVAL definitions if you want to learn what you should do to verify a vulnerability.

- Products Affected By CVE-2006-4814

# Product Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language
1 OS Linux Linux Kernel * * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
2 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.0 Test7 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
3 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.0 Test6 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
4 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.0 Test8 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
5 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.0 Test11 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
6 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.0 Test12 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
7 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.0 Test2 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
8 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.0 Test1 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
9 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.0 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
10 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.0 Test9 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
11 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.0 Test3 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
12 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.0 Test10 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
13 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.0 Test5 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
14 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.0 Test4 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
15 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.1 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
16 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.2 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
17 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.3 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
18 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.4 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
19 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.5 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
20 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.6 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
21 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.7 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
22 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.8 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
23 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.9 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
24 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.10 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
25 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.11 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
26 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.12 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
27 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.13 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
28 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.14 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
29 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.15 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
30 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.16 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
31 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.17 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
32 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.18 Pre8 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
33 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.18 Pre5 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
34 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.18 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
35 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.18 Pre1 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
36 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.18 Pre6 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
37 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.18 * X86 * Version Details Vulnerabilities
38 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.18 Pre3 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
39 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.18 Pre2 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
40 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.18 Pre7 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
41 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.18 Pre4 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
42 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.19 Pre6 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
43 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.19 Pre3 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
44 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.19 Pre2 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
45 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.19 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
46 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.19 Pre4 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
47 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.19 Pre5 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
48 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.19 Pre1 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
49 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.20 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
50 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.21 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
51 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.21 Pre4 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
52 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.21 Pre1 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
53 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.21 Pre7 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
54 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.22 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
55 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.23 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
56 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.23 Pre9 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
57 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.23 Ow2 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
58 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.24 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
59 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.24 Ow1 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
60 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.25 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
61 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.26 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
62 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.27 Pre5 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
63 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.27 Pre3 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
64 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.27 Pre4 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
65 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.27 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
66 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.27 Pre1 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
67 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.27 Pre2 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
68 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.28 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
69 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.29 RC2 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
70 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.29 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
71 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.29 RC1 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
72 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.30 RC3 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
73 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.30 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
74 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.30 RC2 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
75 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.31 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
76 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.31 Pre1 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
77 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.32 Pre1 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
78 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.32 Pre2 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
79 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.32 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
80 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.33 Pre1 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
81 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.33 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
82 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.33.2 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
83 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.33.3 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
84 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.33.4 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities

- Number Of Affected Versions By Product

Vendor Product Vulnerable Versions
Linux Linux Kernel 84

- References For CVE-2006-4814

http://secunia.com/advisories/25714
SECUNIA 25714
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:060
MANDRIVA MDKSA-2007:060
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:040
MANDRIVA MDKSA-2007:040
http://secunia.com/advisories/23997
SECUNIA 23997
http://secunia.com/advisories/24100
SECUNIA 24100
http://secunia.com/advisories/24098
SECUNIA 24098
http://secunia.com/advisories/24206
SECUNIA 24206
http://secunia.com/advisories/24482
SECUNIA 24482
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457
BUGTRAQ 20070615 rPSA-2007-0124-1 kernel xen
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1304
DEBIAN DSA-1304
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0014.html
REDHAT RHSA-2007:0014
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_18_kernel.html
SUSE SUSE-SA:2007:018
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-416-1
UBUNTU USN-416-1
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-063.htm CONFIRM
http://secunia.com/advisories/23436
SECUNIA 23436
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0002/
TRUSTIX 2007-0002
http://secunia.com/advisories/23609
SECUNIA 23609
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21663
BID 21663 Linux Kernel MinCore User Space Access Locking Local Denial of Service Vulnerability Release Date:2009-01-08
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.33.6 CONFIRM
http://secunia.com/advisories/25691
SECUNIA 25691
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503
DEBIAN DSA-1503
http://secunia.com/advisories/29058
SECUNIA 29058
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0211.html
REDHAT RHSA-2008:0211
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000023.html
MLIST [Security-announce] 20080728 VMSA-2008-00011 Updated ESX service console packages for Samba and vmnix
http://secunia.com/advisories/31246
SECUNIA 31246
http://secunia.com/advisories/30110
SECUNIA 30110
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0787.html
REDHAT RHSA-2008:0787
http://secunia.com/advisories/33280
SECUNIA 33280
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5082
VUPEN ADV-2006-5082
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2222/references
VUPEN ADV-2008-2222
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9648
OVAL oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9648

- Metasploit Modules Related To CVE-2006-4814

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