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CVE-2006-0379

This CVE name corresponds to:

Entered	Topic
2006-02-14	FreeBSD -- Local kernel memory disclosure

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CVE-2006-0379 at cve.mitre.org

Details

Type	Candidate
Name	CVE-2006-0379
Phase	Assigned(20060124)

Description

FreeBSD kernel 5.4-STABLE and 6.0 does not completely initialize a buffer before making it available to userland, which could allow local users to read portions of kernel memory.

References

Source	Reference
FREEBSD	FreeBSD-SA-06:06
BID	16373
OSVDB	22730
SECTRACK	1015541
SECUNIA	18599
XF	bsd-buffer-initialization-disclosure(24338)