CVE-2006-2448 | Date: (C)2006-06-23 (M)2023-12-22 |
Linux kernel before 2.6.16.21 and 2.6.17, when running on PowerPC, does not perform certain required access_ok checks, which allows local users to read arbitrary kernel memory on 64-bit systems (signal_64.c) and cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly read kernel memory on 32-bit systems (signal_32.c).
CVSS Score and Metrics +CVSS Score and Metrics -CVSS V2 Severity: |
CVSS Score : 5.6 |
Exploit Score: 1.9 |
Impact Score: 9.2 |
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CVSS V2 Metrics: |
Access Vector: LOCAL |
Access Complexity: HIGH |
Authentication: NONE |
Confidentiality: COMPLETE |
Integrity: NONE |
Availability: COMPLETE |
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