VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2006-1856
CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability2.98%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2006-05-19
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Description
Certain modifications to the Linux kernel 2.6.16 and earlier do not add the appropriate Linux Security Modules (LSM) file_permission hooks to the (1) readv and (2) writev functions, which might allow attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.