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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cve-icon 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

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-06-23T10:02:00.000

Modified: 2024-11-21T00:11:20.560

Link: CVE-2006-2448

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2006-06-09T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2006-2448 - Bugzilla