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Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6.x up to 2.6.16 allows local...

Low severity Unreviewed Published May 1, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Apr 3, 2025

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6.x up to 2.6.16 allows local users to bypass IPC permissions and modify a readonly attachment of shared memory by using mprotect to give write permission to the attachment. NOTE: some original raw sources combined this issue with CVE-2006-1524, but they are different bugs.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Apr 27, 2006
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 1, 2022
Last updated Apr 3, 2025

Severity

Low

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

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(24th percentile)

Weaknesses

No CWEs

CVE ID

CVE-2006-2071

GHSA ID

GHSA-j54m-wqrg-jj5r

Source code

No known source code

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