The kernfs_xread function in kernfs in NetBSD 1.6 through 2.1, and OpenBSD 3.8, does not properly validate file offsets against negative 32-bit values that occur as a result of truncation, which allows local users to read arbitrary kernel memory and gain privileges via the lseek system call.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-01-09T23:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T16:25:33.919Z

Reserved: 2006-01-09T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2006-0145

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-01-09T23:03:00.000

Modified: 2024-11-21T00:05:45.170

Link: CVE-2006-0145

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