2.6 Low
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
7 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
9.6%
Race condition in the sysfs_read_file and sysfs_write_file functions in Linux kernel before 2.6.10 allows local users to read kernel memory and cause a denial of service (crash) via large offsets in sysfs files.
CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
---|---|---|---|
linux:linux_kernel | linux linux kernel | eq | 2.6.10 |
kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.6/2.6.10-rc1/2.6.10-rc1-mm1/broken-out/fix-race-in-sysfs_read_file-and-sysfs_write_file.patch
linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%404186a4deVoR88JjTwMa3ZnIp-_YJsA
secunia.com/advisories/17826
secunia.com/advisories/18056
www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:218
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219
www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_44_kernel.html
www.securityfocus.com/bid/13091