CVE-2006-6304 (GCVE-0-2006-6304)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2006-12-14 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 20:19
VLAI
Summary
The do_coredump function in fs/exec.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.19 sets the flag variable to O_EXCL but does not use it, which allows context-dependent attackers to modify arbitrary files via a rewrite attack during a core dump.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
mitre CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard E 28/100 over 2316 records in the last 180 days details
References
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Date Public
2006-12-14 00:00
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