[kernel-sec-discuss] r614 - active

[Moritz Muehlenhoff]

Author: jmm
Date: 2006-10-24 11:17:46 +0000 (Tue, 24 Oct 2006)
New Revision: 614

Added:
   active/CVE-2006-4813
Log:
kernel info leak


Added: active/CVE-2006-4813
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--- active/CVE-2006-4813	                        (rev 0)
+++ active/CVE-2006-4813	2006-10-24 11:17:46 UTC (rev 614)
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+Candidate: CVE-2006-4813
+References: 
+Description: 
+ The __block_prepare_write function in fs/buffer.c for Linux kernel 2.6.x before 2.6.13
+ does not properly clear buffers during certain error conditions, which allows local
+ users to read portions of files that have been unlinked.
+Ubuntu-Description:
+Notes: 
+Bugs: 
+upstream: 
+linux-2.6:
+2.6.8-sarge-security: 
+2.4.27-sarge-security: needed
+2.6.10-hoary-security:
+2.6.12-breezy-security:
+2.6.15-dapper-security:
+2.6.17-edgy: