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Fencer Vulns
high 7.5

CVE-2006-6304 json

The do_coredump function in fs/exec.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.19 sets the flag variable to O_EXCL but does not use it, which allows context…

published 2006-12-14 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-6287

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.5%
EPSS 2.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 85%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The do_coredump function in fs/exec.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.19 sets the flag variable to O_EXCL but does not use it, which allows context-dependent attackers to modify arbitrary files via a rewrite attack during a core dump.

Patch / fix

  • kernel RHEL 5 2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
  • kernel-PAE RHEL 5 2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
  • kernel-xen RHEL 5 2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
  • kernel-kdump RHEL 5 2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
  • kernel-debuginfo-common RHEL 5 2.6.18-164.11.1.el5

red hat advisories RHSA-2010:0046

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2006-6304 updated cvss 1.9

kernel: use flag in do_coredump()

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) kernel 2.6.18-164.11.1.el5, kernel-PAE 2.6.18-164.11.1.el5, kernel-xen 2.6.18-164.11.1.el5, kernel-kdump 2.6.18-164.11.1.el5, kernel-debuginfo-common 2.6.18-164.11.1.el5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) kernel 2.6.18-164.11.1.el5, kernel-PAE 2.6.18-164.11.1.el5, kernel-xen 2.6.18-164.11.1.el5, kernel-kdump 2.6.18-164.11.1.el5, kernel-debuginfo-common 2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0046

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Exploit prediction

2.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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