PT-2006-5576
CVE-2006-4813
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Published
2006-10-12
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Updated
2023-02-13
Description by
CVSS 2.0
2.1
LowMetricsAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.13
Description
The issue arises from the block prepare write function in fs/buffer.c, which fails to properly clear buffers during certain error conditions. This allows local users to read portions of files that have been unlinked.
Recommendations
For Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.13, update to version 2.6.13 or later to resolve the issue.
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