CVE-2006-0145 Integer overflow in n/a

Medium 4.6 Published Updated

Local attackers can exploit an integer overflow in kernfs to read arbitrary kernel memory and escalate privileges via the lseek system call.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2006-0145?

CVE-2006-0145 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netbsd Netbsd, published on 9 Jan 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0145?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Netbsd Netbsd.

How do I fix CVE-2006-0145?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-0145 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2006-0145 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-0145 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Netbsd Netbsd vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vjcq-9wcj-6rq5.

Is CVE-2006-0145 in your software?

Upload an SBOM and sbomify checks it against every vulnerability here, every day.

Check your SBOMs for free