CVE-2006-5753

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 6
Modified
Published: 30 Jan 2007, 19:00
Last modified:07 Aug 2024, 20:04

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
29/100
CVSS Score
7.2 HIGH
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.11% LOW
0% probability +0.03%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

30 Jan 2007, 19:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
07 Aug 2024, 20:04
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the listxattr system call in Linux kernel, when a "bad inode" is present, allows local users to cause a denial of service (data corruption) and possibly gain privileges via unknown vectors.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•HIGH•Score: 7.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.11%• Percentile: 30%

Affected Systems

  • linux•linux_kernel

    2.6.20.1

  • redhat•enterprise_linux

    4.0

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_desktop

    4.0

References (33)