CVE-2006-1856

Publication date 19 May 2006

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

Certain modifications to the Linux kernel 2.6.16 and earlier do not add the appropriate Linux Security Modules (LSM) file_permission hooks to the (1) readv and (2) writev functions, which might allow attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.

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Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-302-1
    • Linux kernel vulnerabilities
    • 15 June 2006

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