SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
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

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.