CVE-2006-3626 Race condition in n/a
Medium 6.2
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-3626 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2006-3626 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 15 Jul 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-3626 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-3626/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-3626/index.md)
Local attackers can exploit a race condition in the Linux kernel to gain root privileges by manipulating process dumpable settings.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2006-3626?
CVE-2006-3626 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 15 Jul 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Race condition in Linux kernel 2.6.17.4 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges by using prctl with PR_SET_DUMPABLE in a way that causes /proc/self/environ to become setuid root.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-3626?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2006-3626?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2006-3626 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-3626 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as DSA-1111, GHSA-cqrh-j4qw-5486.