# CVE-2006-1588: The bridge ioctl (if\_bridge code) in NetBSD 1.6 through 3.0 does not clear sensitive memory before copying ioctl results to the requesting p

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2006-04-03 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The bridge ioctl (if_bridge code) in NetBSD 1.6 through 3.0 does not clear sensitive memory before copying ioctl results to the requesting process, which allows local users to obtain portions of kernel memory.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17312
- http://www.osvdb.org/24262
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19464
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25582
- ftp://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2006-005.txt.asc
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015846

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