Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 19, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2006-1524
CVE-2006-1524
Description
madvise_remove in Linux kernel 2.6.16 up to 2.6.16.6 does not follow file and mmap restrictions, which allows local users to bypass IPC permissions and replace portions of readonly tmpfs files with zeroes, aka the MADV_REMOVE vulnerability. NOTE: this description was originally written in a way that combined two separate issues. The mprotect issue now has a separate name, CVE-2006-2071.
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Affected products
8cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 7 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.16.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.16.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.16.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.16.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.16.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 2.6.16 - 2.6.16.6
Patches
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References
17- secunia.com/advisories/19657nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/17587nvdPatch
- secunia.com/advisories/19664nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/19735nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/20398nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/20671nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/20914nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1391nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1475nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2554nvdVendor Advisory
- kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.6nvd
- lwn.net/Alerts/180820/nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1097nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1103nvd
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-05-31.htmlnvd
- www.osvdb.org/24714nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25870nvd
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