4.9

CVE-2006-1528: linux linux_kernel Improper Input Validation

Modified
Published 18-05-2006Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2006-1528 is a medium (CVSS 4.9) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in linux linux_kernel. EPSS estimates a 0.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 38.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 4.9, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
4.9/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.44%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 3
DSA-1183-1DSA-1184-2RHSA-2006:0493

Timeline

  1. 18-05-2006
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Linux kernel before 2.6.13 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a dio transfer from the sg driver to memory mapped (mmap) IO space.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.44%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

38%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.44% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Linux1 product
  • linux_kernel2.6.0:test1 | 2.6.0:test10 | 2.6.0:test11 | 2.6.0:test2 | 2.6.0:test3 | 2.6.0:test4 | 2.6.0:test5 | 2.6.0:test6 | 2.6.0:test7 | 2.6.0:test8 | 2.6.0:test9 | 2.6.1:rc1 | 2.6.1:rc2 | 2.6.1:rc3 | 2.6.2 | 2.6.2:rc1 | 2.6.2:rc2 | 2.6.2:rc3 | 2.6.3 | 2.6.3:rc1 | 2.6.3:rc2 | 2.6.3:rc3 | 2.6.3:rc4 | 2.6.4 | 2.6.4:rc1 | 2.6.4:rc2 | 2.6.4:rc3 | 2.6.5 | 2.6.5:rc1 | 2.6.5:rc2 | 2.6.5:rc3 | 2.6.6 | 2.6.6:rc1 | 2.6.6:rc2 | 2.6.6:rc3 | 2.6.7 | 2.6.7:rc1 | 2.6.7:rc2 | 2.6.7:rc3 | 2.6.8 | 2.6.8:rc1 | 2.6.8:rc2 | 2.6.8:rc3 | 2.6.8:rc4 | 2.6.8.1 | 2.6.8.1.5 | 2.6.9 | 2.6.9:2.6.20 | 2.6.9:rc1 | 2.6.9:rc2 | 2.6.9:rc3 | 2.6.9:rc4 | 2.6.10 | 2.6.10:rc1 | 2.6.10:rc2 | 2.6.10:rc3 | 2.6.11 | 2.6.11:rc1 | 2.6.11:rc2 | 2.6.11:rc3 | 2.6.11:rc4 | 2.6.11:rc5 | 2.6.11.1 | 2.6.11.2 | 2.6.11.3 | 2.6.11.4 | 2.6.11.5 | 2.6.11.6 | 2.6.11.7 | 2.6.11.8 | 2.6.11.9 | 2.6.11.10 | 2.6.11.11 | 2.6.11.12 | 2.6.11_rc1_bk6 | 2.6.12 | 2.6.12:rc1 | 2.6.12:rc2 | 2.6.12:rc3 | 2.6.12:rc4 | 2.6.12:rc5 | 2.6.12:rc6 | 2.6.12.1 | 2.6.12.2 | 2.6.12.3 | 2.6.12.4 | 2.6.12.5 | 2.6.12.6 | 2.6_test9_cvs

1 vendor · 1 product

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