security flaw
Published May 26, 2006
4.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.39%
Description
Memory leak in direct-io.c in Linux kernel 2.6.x before 2.6.10 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via certain O_DIRECT (direct IO) write requests.
Affected products
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- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
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- 2.6.2
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- 2.6.8.1
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- 2.6.8.1.5
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- 2.6.9
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- 2.6.9
- 2.6_test9_cvs
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
kernel-0:2.6.9-42.0.2.EL
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0617
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kernel-0:2.6.9-42.0.2.EL | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0617 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00389) | 30.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00389) | 30.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00047) | 11.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 27.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 2, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 25.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 19, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 23.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (14)
- http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%404182a613oVsK0-8eCWpyYFrUf8rhLA x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21605 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22093 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22174 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-203.htm x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1184 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.10 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0617.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19665 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-2660 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617428 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-2660
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10165 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-2660
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.