The do_coredump function in fs/exec.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.19 sets the flag variable to O_EXCL but does not use it, which allows context-dependent attackers to modify arbitrary files via a rewrite attack during a core dump.
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2006-12-14T20:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-07T20:19:35.256Z
Reserved: 2006-12-05T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2006-6304

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2006-12-14T20:28:00.000
Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490
Link: CVE-2006-6304
