National Cyber Awareness System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2006-0554

Overview

Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.15.5 allows local users to obtain sensitive information via a crafted XFS ftruncate call, which may return stale data.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0 upgrade from v1.0):

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

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External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.15.5

Type: Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.15.5

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2006-2554

Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2554

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2006-0804

Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0804

External Source: XF

Name: kernel-ftruncate-information-disclosure(24999)

Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/24999

External Source: UBUNTU

Name: USN-263-1

Hyperlink:http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/usn/usn-263-1

External Source: BID

Name: 16921

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16921

External Source: SUSE

Name: SUSE-SA:2006:028

Hyperlink:http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-05-31.html

External Source: MANDRIVA

Name: MDKSA-2006:150

Hyperlink:http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:150

External Source: MANDRIVA

Name: MDKSA-2006:059

Hyperlink:http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:059

External Source: DEBIAN

Name: DSA-1103

Hyperlink:http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1103

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 20914

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/20914

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 20398

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/20398

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 19220

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/19220

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 19083

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/19083