VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2006-1055
CVSS score4.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.60%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2006-04-05
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Description
The fill_write_buffer function in sysfs/file.c in Linux kernel 2.6.12 up to versions before 2.6.17-rc1 does not zero terminate a buffer when a length of PAGE_SIZE or more is requested, which might allow local users to cause a denial of service (crash) by causing an out-of-bounds read.