CVE-2006-2071 Security feature bypass in n/a

What is CVE-2006-2071?

CVE-2006-2071 is a low-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 27 Apr 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6.x up to 2.6.16 allows local users to bypass IPC permissions and modify a readonly attachment of shared memory by using mprotect to give write permission to the attachment. NOTE: some original raw sources combined this issue with CVE-2006-1524, but they are different bugs.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-2071?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2006-2071?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2006-2071 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-2071 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-j54m-wqrg-jj5r.