Description
The mincore function in the Linux kernel before 2.4.33.6 does not properly lock access to user space, which has unspecified impact and attack vectors, possibly related to a deadlock.
Published: 2006-12-20
Score: 4.6 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1304-1 New Linux kernel 2.6.8 packages fix several vulnerabilities
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1503-1 New Linux kernel 2.4.27 packages fix several issues
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1503-2 New Linux kernel 2.4.27 packages fix several issues
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2006-4801 The mincore function in the Linux kernel before 2.4.33.6 does not properly lock access to user space, which has unspecified impact and attack vectors, possibly related to a deadlock.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-416-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
References
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http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000023.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0014.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/23436 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/23609 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/23997 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/24098 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/24100 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/24206 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/24482 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/25691 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/25714 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/29058 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/30110 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/31246 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/33280 cve-icon cve-icon
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-063.htm cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1304 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.33.6 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:040 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:060 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_18_kernel.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0211.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0787.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21663 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0002/ cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-416-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5082 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2222/references cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-4814 cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9648 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-4814 cve-icon
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Linux Linux Kernel
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T19:23:41.172Z

Reserved: 2006-09-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-4814

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Status : Modified

Published: 2006-12-20T02:28:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2006-4814

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2006-12-14T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2006-4814 - Bugzilla

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