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CVE-2006-5174

The copy_from_user function in the uaccess code in Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.19-rc1, when running on s390, does not properly clear a kernel buffer, which allows local user space programs to read portions of kernel memory by "appending to a file from a bad address," which triggers a fault that prevents the unused memory from being cleared in the kernel buffer.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2006-5174 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from linux organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2006, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2006-10-10T04:06:00.000

Last Modified

2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 2.1 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-Other
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.0 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.0 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.0 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.0 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.0 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.0 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.0 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.0 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.0 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.0 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.0 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.0 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.6 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.6 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.6 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.6 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.7 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.7 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.7 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.7 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.8 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.8 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.8 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.8 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.8 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.8.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.8.1.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.8.1.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.8.1.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.8.1.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.8.1.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.8.1.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.8.1.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.8.1.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.8.1.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.8.1.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.8.1.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.8.1.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.8.1.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.8.1.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.8.1.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.8.1.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.9 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.9 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.9 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.9 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.9 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.9 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.10 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.10 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.10 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.10 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.11 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.11 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.11 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.11 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.11 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.11 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.11 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.6 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.7 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.8 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.9 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.10 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.11 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.12 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.11_rc1_bk6 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.12 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.12 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.12 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.12 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.12 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.12 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.12 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.12.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.12.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.12.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.12.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.12.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.12.6 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.13 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.13 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.13 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.13 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.13 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.13 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.13 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.13 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.13.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.13.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.13.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.13.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.14 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.14 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.14 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.14 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.14 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.14 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.14.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.14.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.14.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.14.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.14.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.14.6 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.14.7 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.15 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.15 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.15 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.15 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.15 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.15 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.15 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.15.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.15.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.15.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.15.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.15.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.15.6 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.15.7 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.6 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.7 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.8 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.9 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.10 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.11 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.12 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.13 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.14 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.15 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.16 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.17 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.18 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.19 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.20 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.21 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.22 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.23 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.24 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.27 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16_rc7 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17.6 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17.7 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17.8 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17.9 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17.10 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17.11 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.18 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.18 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.18 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.19 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6_test9_cvs Yes
References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For linux's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.