LOW
security flaw
Published Jun 27, 2006
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.41%
Description
The strnlen_user function in Linux kernel before 2.6.16 on IBM S/390 can return an incorrect value, which allows local users to cause a denial of service via unknown vectors.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
kernel-0:2.6.9-42.EL
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0575
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kernel-0:2.6.9-42.EL | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0575 |
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.
2.1 LOW NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.41% 0.00412
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00412
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 3, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00412) | 33.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00412) | 32.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00066) | 17.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.12% (0.00121) | 48.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 20, 2023 | 0.14% (0.00137) | 48.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 23, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00070) | 28.75th | 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) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (17)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20914 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21465 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22417 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-200.htm x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1103 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=331c46591414f7f92b1cec048009abe89892ee79 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=331c46591414f7f92b1cec048009abe89892ee79 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.16-rc6 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.mail-archive.com/kernel-svn-changes%40lists.alioth.debian.org/msg01631.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0575.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18687 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2554 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-0456 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1618001 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-0456
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9909 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-0456
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Jun 27, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jan 27, 2006
Link CVE-2006-0456
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a