MEDIUM
security flaw
Published May 24, 2006
4.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.47%
Description
The virtual memory implementation in Linux kernel 2.6.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) by running lsof a large number of times in a way that produces a heavy system load.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.6.9
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
kernel-0:2.6.9-34.0.1.EL
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0493
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kernel-0:2.6.9-34.0.1.EL | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0493 |
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.
4.9 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
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.
0.47% 0.00472
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00472
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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.47% (0.00472) | 38.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.48% (0.00476) | 37.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00050) | 12.67th | 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 17, 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 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 54.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 53.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 67.60th | 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 (12)
- http://osvdb.org/31663 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20237 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21745 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-161.htm x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0493.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-1862 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=189031 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=189260 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1618069 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-1862
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9390 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-1862
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/31663 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/20237 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/21745 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-161.htm | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0493.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-1862 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=189031 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=189260 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1618069 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-1862 | ||
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9390 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-1862 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published May 24, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Apr 19, 2006
Link CVE-2006-1862
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a