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CVE-2006-1524 Details

Description

madvise_remove in Linux kernel 2.6.16 up to 2.6.16.6 does not follow file and mmap restrictions, which allows local users to bypass IPC permissions and replace portions of readonly tmpfs files with zeroes, aka the MADV_REMOVE vulnerability. NOTE: this description was originally written in a way that combined two separate issues. The mprotect issue now has a separate name, CVE-2006-2071.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.6	CVE
http://lwn.net/Alerts/180820/	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/19657	CVE	PatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19664	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19735	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20398	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20671	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20914	CVE	Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25870	CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1097	CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1103	CVE
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-05-31.html	CVE
http://www.osvdb.org/24714	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17587	CVE	Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1391	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1475	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2554	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.6	[email protected]
http://lwn.net/Alerts/180820/	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/19657	[email protected]	PatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19664	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19735	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20398	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20671	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20914	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25870	[email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1097	[email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1103	[email protected]
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-05-31.html	[email protected]
http://www.osvdb.org/24714	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17587	[email protected]	Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1391	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1475	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2554	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory

see all 34 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-264	Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
linux linux kernel	2.6.16 2.6.16.1 2.6.16.2 2.6.16.3 2.6.16.4
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.16:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.16.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.16.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.16.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.16.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.16.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.16.6:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Product

Versions

linux linux kernel

2.6.16

2.6.16.1

2.6.16.2

2.6.16.3

2.6.16.4

CPE

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.16.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.16.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.16.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.16.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.16.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 16, 2026		[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jul 20, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 21, 2006	Initial Analysis	[email protected]