MEDIUM
security flaw
Published Mar 9, 2006
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.40%
Description
The die_if_kernel function in arch/ia64/kernel/unaligned.c in Linux kernel 2.6.x before 2.6.15.6, possibly when compiled with certain versions of gcc, has the "noreturn" attribute set, which allows local users to cause a denial of service by causing user faults on Itanium systems.
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
- 2.6.3
- 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
- 2.6.13
- 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
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
kernel-0:2.4.21-47.EL
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0437
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
kernel-0:2.6.9-42.EL
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0575
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | kernel-0:2.4.21-47.EL | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0437 |
| 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.
4.6 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.40% 0.00400
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00400
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 2, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00400) | 31.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00391) | 30.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00058) | 15.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.13% (0.00130) | 49.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 2, 2023 | 0.13% (0.00130) | 47.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 5, 2023 | 0.09% (0.00091) | 37.70th | 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 (31)
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060402-01-U vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SGI
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19078 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19220 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19607 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20398 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20671 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20914 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21136 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21465 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21983 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22417 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-180.htm x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-200.htm x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1097 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1103 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.15.6 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:059 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-05-31.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.osvdb.org/23660 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0437.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0575.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16993 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0856 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2554 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-0742 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1618015 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25068 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-0742
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10742 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/263-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-0742
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Mar 9, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Feb 17, 2006
Link CVE-2006-0742
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a