5.5

CVE-2006-5649: ubuntu ubuntu_linux Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Modified
Published 14-12-2006Last modified 03-04-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2006-5649 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in ubuntu ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 26.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.33%
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 4
DSA-1233DSA-1233-1DSA-1237DSA-1237-1

Timeline

  1. 14-12-2006
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-04-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the "alignment check exception handling" in Ubuntu 5.10, 6.06 LTS, and 6.10 for the PowerPC (PPC) allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via unspecified vectors.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.33%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

27%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.33% 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, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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