CVE-2006-1055: Linux Kernel

Medium severity, CVSS 4.9. EPSS: 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The fill_write_buffer function in sysfs/file.c in Linux kernel 2.6.12 up to versions before 2.6.17-rc1 does not zero terminate a buffer when a length of PAGE_SIZE or more is requested, which might allow local users to cause a denial of service (crash) by causing an out-of-bounds read.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: version 2.6.12 only; version 2.6.12.1 only; version 2.6.12.2 only; version 2.6.12.3 only; version 2.6.12.4 only; version 2.6.12.5 only; …

Published 2006-04-05. Last modified 2026-06-16.