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CVE-2006-1524

CVE-2006-1524 PUBLISHED CVSS 3.5999999046325684 LOW

madvise_remove in Linux kernel 2.6.16 up to 2.6.16.6 does not follow file and mmap restrictions, which allows local users to bypass IPC permissions and replace portions of readonly tmpfs files with zeroes, aka the MADV_REMOVE vulnerability. NOTE: this description was originally written in a way that combined two separate issues. The mprotect issue now has a separate name, CVE-2006-2071.

EPSS 0.07% · 20.6th percentile

Risk Scores

CVSS 2.0
3.5999999046325684
EPSS Score
0.07%
20.6th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
n/an/an/a
linuxlinux_kernel2.6.16.1, 2.6.16.2, 2.6.16.3

Timeline

  • Apr 19, 2006 CVE Published
  • Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
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