kernfs_xread in kernfs_vnops.c in NetBSD before 20050831 does not check for a negative offset when reading the message buffer, which allows local users to read arbitrary kernel memory.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-04-14T10:00:00Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T03:03:18.044Z

Reserved: 2006-04-13T00:00:00Z

Link: CVE-2005-4783

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2005-12-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2008-09-05T20:57:49.250

Link: CVE-2005-4783

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