security flaw
Published Jan 23, 2006
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.44%
Description
The mq_open system call in Linux kernel 2.6.9, in certain situations, can decrement a counter twice ("double decrement") as a result of multiple calls to the mntput function when the dentry_open function call fails, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via unspecified attack vectors.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.6.9
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
kernel-0:2.6.9-22.0.2.EL
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0101
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kernel-0:2.6.9-22.0.2.EL | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0101 |
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:P
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 | 0.44% (0.00437) | 35.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.43% (0.00427) | 33.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00068) | 18.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00088) | 39.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 18, 2023 | 0.09% (0.00088) | 36.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 21, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00064) | 26.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 8.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 72.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 51.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (22)
- http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=169130 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.suse.de/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Feb/0010.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0101.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18510 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18527 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18788 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19038 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19374 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7c7dce9209161eb260cdf9e9172f72c3a02379e6 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:040 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_06_kernel.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427981/100/0/threaded vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16283 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-3356 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617817 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25302 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-3356
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10731 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/244-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-3356
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.