>> Linux Kernel "get_fdb_entries()" Integer Overflow Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Title : Linux Kernel "get_fdb_entries()" Integer Overflow Privilege Escalation Vulnerability VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-4781 CVE ID : CVE-2006-5751
Rated as : Moderate Risk
Remotely Exploitable : No Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2006-11-30
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in Linux Kernel, which could be exploited by local attackers to obtain elevated privileges. This flaw is due to an integer overflow error in the "get_fdb_entries()" [net/bridge/br_ioctl.c] function, which could be exploited by malicious users to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges.
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