CVE-2006-0039

NameCVE-2006-0039
DescriptionRace condition in the do_add_counters function in netfilter for Linux kernel 2.6.16 allows local users with CAP_NET_ADMIN capabilities to read kernel memory by triggering the race condition in a way that produces a size value that is inconsistent with allocated memory, which leads to a buffer over-read in IPT_ENTRY_ITERATE.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-1097-1, DSA-1103

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
kernel-source-2.4.27sourcesarge2.4.27-10sarge3DSA-1097-1
kernel-source-2.6.8sourcesarge2.6.8-16sarge3DSA-1103
linux-2.6source(unstable)2.6.16-14

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