CVE-2006-5754

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 3
Modified
Published: 30 Jan 2007, 19:00
Last modified:07 Aug 2024, 20:04

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
20/100
CVSS Score
4.9 MEDIUM
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.05% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
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

The aio_setup_ring function in Linux kernel does not properly initialize a variable, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via an unspecified error path that causes an incorrect free operation.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 4.9AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.05%• Percentile: 15%

Affected Systems

  • linux•linux_kernel

    ≤ 2.6.11

References (11)