CVE-2006-4814

Summary

CVECVE-2006-4814
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2006-12-20 02:28:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe mincore function in the Linux kernel before 2.4.33.6 does not properly lock access to user space, which has unspecified impact and attack vectors, possibly related to a deadlock.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.6 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-399 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.0 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.0 test1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.0 test10 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.0 test11 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.0 test12 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.0 test2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.0 test3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.0 test4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.0 test5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.0 test6 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.0 test7 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.0 test8 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.0 test9 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.10 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.11 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.12 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.13 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.14 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.15 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.16 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.17 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.18 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.18 All x86 All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.18 pre1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.18 pre2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.18 pre3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.18 pre4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.18 pre5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.18 pre6 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.18 pre7 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.18 pre8 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.19 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.19 pre1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.19 pre2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.19 pre3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.19 pre4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.19 pre5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.19 pre6 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.20 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.21 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.21 pre1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.21 pre4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.21 pre7 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.22 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.23 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.23 pre9 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.23_ow2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.24 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.24_ow1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.25 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.26 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.27 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.27 pre1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.27 pre2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.27 pre3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.27 pre4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.27 pre5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.28 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.29 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.29 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.29 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.30 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.30 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.30 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.31 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.31 pre1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.32 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.32 pre1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.32 pre2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.33 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.33 pre1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.33.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.33.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.33.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.8 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.9 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
usn/usn-416-1 - Ubuntu: Linux for human beings af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Security Announcement af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.novell.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1304-1 kernel-source-2.6.8 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Patch
Avaya Products Kernel Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
404: File not found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kernel.org
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
Red Hat update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Advisories | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
[Security-announce] VMSA-2008-00011 Updated ESX service console packages for Samba and vmnix af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.vmware.com
Advisories - Mandriva Linux af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Linux Kernel MinCore User Space Access Locking Local Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch
VMware ESX Server update for Samba and vmnix - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Debian update for kernel-source-2.6.8 - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Debian update for kernel - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Red Hat update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1503-1 kernel-source-2.4.27 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Patch
Mandriva update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Ubuntu update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
ASA-2007-063 (RHSA-2007-0014) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.avaya.com
Red Hat update for kernel - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Trustix update for kernel - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Mandriva update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0002 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.trustix.org
rPath update for kernel and xen - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
Linux Kernel "mincore()" Deadlock Denial of Service - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

OrganizationPublishedContributorStatement
Red Hat2007-03-14Mark J CoxRed Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.

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