Linux kernel before 2.6.16.21 and 2.6.17, when running on PowerPC, does not perform certain required access_ok checks, which allows local users to read arbitrary kernel memory on 64-bit systems (signal_64.c) and cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly read kernel memory on 32-bit systems (signal_32.c).
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: 2006-06-23T10:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-07T17:51:04.551Z
Reserved: 2006-05-18T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2006-2448
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2006-06-23T10:02:00.000
Modified: 2024-11-21T00:11:20.560
Link: CVE-2006-2448
Redhat