CVE-2006-4813

Summary

CVECVE-2006-4813
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2006-10-12 20:07:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe __block_prepare_write function in fs/buffer.c for Linux kernel 2.6.x before 2.6.13 does not properly clear buffers during certain error conditions, which allows local users to read portions of files that have been unlinked.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 2.1 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.0 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.0 test1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.0 test10 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.0 test11 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.0 test2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.0 test3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.0 test4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.0 test5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.0 test6 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.0 test7 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.0 test8 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.0 test9 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.1 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.1 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.1 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.10 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.10 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.10 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.10 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11 All x86_64 All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11 rc5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.10 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.11 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.12 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.8 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.9 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12 rc5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12 rc6 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.2 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.2 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.2 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.3 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.3 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.3 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.3 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.4 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.4 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.4 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.5 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.5 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.5 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.6 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.6 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.6 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.7 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.7 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.7 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.8 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.8 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.8 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.8 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.8 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.8.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.8.1.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.8.1.5 All 386 All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.8.1.5 All 686 All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.8.1.5 All 686_smp All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.8.1.5 All amd64 All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.8.1.5 All amd64_k8 All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.8.1.5 All amd64_k8_smp All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.8.1.5 All amd64_xeon All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.8.1.5 All k7 All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.8.1.5 All k7_smp All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.8.1.5 All power3 All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.8.1.5 All power3_smp All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.8.1.5 All power4 All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.8.1.5 All power4_smp All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.8.1.5 All powerpc All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.8.1.5 All powerpc_smp All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.9 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.9 2.6.20 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.9 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.9 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.9 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.9 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6_test9_cvs All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Debian update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
usn/usn-395-1 - Ubuntu: Linux for human beings af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kernel.org
SUSE update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Avaya Products Kernel Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
osvdb.org/31376 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
Linux Kernel FS/Buffer.C Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Red Hat update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
207463 – CVE-2006-4813 Information leak in __block_prepare_write() af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Patch
Advisories - Mandriva Linux af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Advisories - Mandriva Linux af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Mandriva update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Ubuntu update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
ASA-2007-063 (RHSA-2007-0014) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.avaya.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1233-1 kernel-source-2.6.8 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us.debian.org
Security Announcement af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.novell.com
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree MITRE www.kernel.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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