VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2006-0557
sys_mbind in mempolicy.c in Linux kernel 2.6.16 and earlier does not sanity check the maxnod variable before making certain computations for the get_nodes function, which has unknown impact and attack vectors.
MEDIUM 4.9EPSS 0.46%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.46%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
sys_mbind in mempolicy.c in Linux kernel 2.6.16 and earlier does not sanity check the maxnod variable before making certain computations for the get_nodes function, which has unknown impact and attack vectors.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.46% probability · 39th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- bc94ec7e-8909-4cbb-83df-d2fc9330fa88
References
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2006/2/27/355
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2007-0304.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19955
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20398
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20914
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015752
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1103
- http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=636f13c174dd7c84a437d3c3e8fa66f03f7fda63
- http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=636f13c174dd7c84a437d3c3e8fa66f03f7fda63
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:059
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-05-31.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/23895
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16924
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2554
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=184510
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25204
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9674
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/281-1/
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2006/2/27/355
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2007-0304.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19955
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20398
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20914
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015752
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1103
- http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=636f13c174dd7c84a437d3c3e8fa66f03f7fda63
- http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=636f13c174dd7c84a437d3c3e8fa66f03f7fda63
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:059
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-05-31.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/23895
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.