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 attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T17:27:28.874Z

Reserved: 2006-04-19T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2006-1856

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2006-05-19T23:02:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2006-1856

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2005-09-28T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2006-1856 - Bugzilla

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