What is CVE-2006-6304?

CVE-2006-6304 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 out of 10. CVE-2006-6304 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-6304?

CVE-2006-6304 has a CVSS score of 7.5 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2006-6304?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2006-6304 patch availability.

Is CVE-2006-6304 actively exploited?

CVE-2006-6304 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2006-6304

High

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2006-12-14

Last modified 2026-04-23

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

7.5

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Availability

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-399

CVE-2006-6304 is classified as CWE-399

See CWE-399 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

10 total

Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/23349

Vendor Advisory
Vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5002

Vendor Advisory
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21591

Patch
Support
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100073666
Kernel.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.19.1

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2006-6304

Severity High

CVSS score 7.5 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2006-12-14

Modified 2026-04-23

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2006-6304?

CVE-2006-6304 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 out of 10 . CVE-2006-6304 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-6304?

CVE-2006-6304 has a CVSS score of 7.5 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2006-6304?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2006-6304 patch availability.
Is CVE-2006-6304 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2006-6304 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.