Vulnerability CVE-2006-0039: Information

Description

Race condition in the do_add_counters function in netfilter for Linux kernel 2.6.16 allows local users with CAP_NET_ADMIN capabilities to read kernel memory by triggering the race condition in a way that produces a size value that is inconsistent with allocated memory, which leads to a buffer over-read in IPT_ENTRY_ITERATE.

Severity: MEDIUM (4.7)

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

1. Affected configurations:

   1. Configuration 1

      cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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