01 Record
CVE-2006-1856
Certain modifications to the Linux kernel 2.6.16 and earlier do not add the appropriate Linux Security Modules (LSM) file_permission hooks to the (1) readv and (2) writev functions, which might allow
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
Certain modifications to the Linux kernel 2.6.16 and earlier do not add the appropriate Linux Security Modules (LSM) file_permission hooks to the (1) readv and (2) writev functions, which might allow
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 2.98% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 87.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2006-05-19 23:00Z20 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 17:27Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2006-04-19
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 2f5f9f4c57cd4b02941e4608992a689e7c78794efebac4399e669e8721e21fce
05 Affected products
06 References
- support.avaya.comhttp://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-161.htm
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2006:0493http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0493.html
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:9927https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9927
- lists.jammed.com[linux-security-module] 20050928 readv/writev syscalls are not checked by lsmhttp://lists.jammed.com/linux-security-module/2005/09/0019.html
- secunia.com20716http://secunia.com/advisories/20716
- secunia.com21745http://secunia.com/advisories/21745
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-302-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-302-1
- www.mandriva.comMDKSA-2006:123http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:123
- www.ussg.iu.edu[linux-kernel] 20060426 [PATCH] LSM: add missing hook to do_compat_readv_writev()http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0604.3/0777.html
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=191524
- www.osvdb.org25747http://www.osvdb.org/25747
- secunia.com21045http://secunia.com/advisories/21045
- secunia.com20237http://secunia.com/advisories/20237
- secunia.com22093http://secunia.com/advisories/22093
- www.debian.orgDSA-1184http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1184
- www.securityfocus.com18105http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18105