CVE-2006-2451

The suid_dumpable support in Linux kernel 2.6.13 up to versions before 2.6.17.4, and 2.6.16 before 2.6.16.24, allows a local user to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) and possibly gain privileges via the PR_SET_DUMPABLE argument of the prctl function and a program that causes a core dump file to be created in a directory for which the user does not have permissions.

• CWE-399

• http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=195902
• http://secunia.com/advisories/20953Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/20960Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/20965Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/20986Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/20991Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/21179Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/21498Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/21966Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1016451
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-162.htm
• http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.17.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0af184bb9f80edfbb94de46cb52e9592e5a547b0
• http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.24
• http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.17.4
• http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_16_sr.html
• http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_17_sr.html
• http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_42_kernel.html
• http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_47_kernel.html
• http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_49_kernel.html
• http://www.osvdb.org/27030
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0574.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439483/100/100/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439610/100/100/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439869/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440057/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440117/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440118/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440379/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18874
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-311-1
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2699Vendor Advisory
• https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-488
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11336
• http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=195902
• http://secunia.com/advisories/20953Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/20960Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/20965Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/20986Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/20991Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/21179Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/21498Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/21966Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1016451
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-162.htm
• http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.17.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0af184bb9f80edfbb94de46cb52e9592e5a547b0
• http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.24
• http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.17.4
• http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_16_sr.html
• http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_17_sr.html
• http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_42_kernel.html
• http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_47_kernel.html
• http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_49_kernel.html
• http://www.osvdb.org/27030
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0574.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439483/100/100/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439610/100/100/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439869/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440057/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440117/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440118/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440379/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18874
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-311-1
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2699Vendor Advisory
• https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-488
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11336

Published

Jul 7, 2006

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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