VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2006-4813
CVSS score2.1 LOW
EPSS probability0.41%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2006-10-12
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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.