LOW
Linux kernel 2.6.15.1 and earlier, when running on SPARC architectures, allows local users to cause a denial of service (hang) via a "date -s" command, which causes invalid sign extended arguments to be provided to the get_compat_timespec function call
Published Jan 31, 2006
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.36%
Description
Linux kernel 2.6.15.1 and earlier, when running on SPARC architectures, allows local users to cause a denial of service (hang) via a "date -s" command, which causes invalid sign extended arguments to be provided to the get_compat_timespec function call.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.1
- 2.6.1
- 2.6.1
- 2.6.2
- 2.6.3
- 2.6.4
- 2.6.5
- 2.6.6
- 2.6.6
- 2.6.7
- 2.6.7
- 2.6.8
- 2.6.8
- 2.6.8
- 2.6.8
- 2.6.8.1
- 2.6.8.1.5
- 2.6.8.1.5
- 2.6.8.1.5
- 2.6.8.1.5
- 2.6.8.1.5
- 2.6.8.1.5
- 2.6.8.1.5
- 2.6.8.1.5
- 2.6.8.1.5
- 2.6.8.1.5
- 2.6.8.1.5
- 2.6.8.1.5
- 2.6.8.1.5
- 2.6.8.1.5
- 2.6.8.1.5
- 2.6.8.1.5
- 2.6.9
- 2.6.10
- 2.6.10
- 2.6.11
- 2.6.11
- 2.6.11
- 2.6.11
- 2.6.11
- 2.6.11.1
- 2.6.11.2
- 2.6.11.3
- 2.6.11.4
- 2.6.11.5
- 2.6.11.6
- 2.6.11.7
- 2.6.11.8
- 2.6.11.9
- 2.6.11.10
- 2.6.11.11
- 2.6.11.12
- 2.6.11_rc1_bk6
- 2.6.12
- 2.6.12
- 2.6.12
- 2.6.12
- 2.6.12.1
- 2.6.12.2
- 2.6.12.3
- 2.6.12.4
- 2.6.12.5
- 2.6.12.6
- 2.6.13
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- 2.6.13
- 2.6.13
- 2.6.13
- 2.6.13.1
- 2.6.13.2
- 2.6.13.3
- 2.6.13.4
- 2.6.14
- 2.6.14
- 2.6.14
- 2.6.14
- 2.6.14
- 2.6.14.1
- 2.6.14.2
- 2.6.14.3
- 2.6.14.4
- 2.6.15
- 2.6.15
- 2.6.15
- 2.6.15
- 2.6.15
- 2.6.15
- 2.6.15
- 2.6_test9_cvs
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
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.
0.36% 0.00357
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00357
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 | 0.36% (0.00357) | 27.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.35% (0.00348) | 26.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00066) | 17.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 27.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 25.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 26, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 23.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 54.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 52.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 50.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 28.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (8)
- http://lists.debian.org/debian-sparc/2006/01/msg00129.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-sparc&m=113861010514065&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-sparc&m=113861287813463&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19374 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17216 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0418 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24475 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.debian.org/debian-sparc/2006/01/msg00129.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://marc.info/?l=linux-sparc&m=113861010514065&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://marc.info/?l=linux-sparc&m=113861287813463&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/19374 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17216 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0418 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24475 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 31, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jan 31, 2006
Link CVE-2006-0482
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a