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CVE-2006-5174

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

Description

The copy_from_user function in the uaccess code in Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.19-rc1, when running on s390, does not properly clear a kernel buffer, which allows local user space programs to read portions of kernel memory by "appending to a file from a bad address," which triggers a fault that prevents the unused memory from being cleared in the kernel buffer.

Affected Platforms

Linux Linux Kernel

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References