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CVE-2006-4813

LOW CVSS: 2.1 Published: 2006-10-12 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

The __block_prepare_write function in fs/buffer.c for Linux kernel 2.6.x before 2.6.13 does not properly clear buffers during certain error conditions, which allows local users to read portions of files that have been unlinked.

Affected Platforms

Linux Linux Kernel

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References