Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 3, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2006-1588
CVE-2006-1588
Description
The bridge ioctl (if_bridge code) in NetBSD 1.6 through 3.0 does not clear sensitive memory before copying ioctl results to the requesting process, which allows local users to obtain portions of kernel memory.
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Affected products
11cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 10 more
- cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.6:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 1.6 - 3.0
Patches
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References
6- securitytracker.com/idnvdPatch
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/17312nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2006-005.txt.ascnvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/19464nvdVendor Advisory
- www.osvdb.org/24262nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25582nvd
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