MEDIUM
security flaw
Published Aug 21, 2006
4.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.47%
Description
Linux kernel 2.x.6 before 2.6.17.9 and 2.4.x before 2.4.33.1 on PowerPC PPC970 systems allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) related to the "HID0 attention enable on PPC970 at boot time."
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
OR
- ≥ 2.4.0 · < 2.4.33.1
- ≥ 2.6.0 · < 2.6.17.9
Configuration 2
OR
- 5.04
- 5.10
- 6.06
Configuration 3
- 3.1
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
kernel-0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0689
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kernel-0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0689 |
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 1, 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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.47% (0.00472) | 38.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.46% (0.00459) | 36.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 15.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 12.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 6, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 14, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 8.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 17, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 12.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 8.38th | 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 (27)
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.33.1 x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.17.9 x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21563 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21695 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21847 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21934 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22093 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22148 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22292 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22945 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-249.htm x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1184 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1237 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_21_sr.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEBroken Link
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_22_sr.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEBroken Link
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_57_kernel.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEBroken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0689.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19615 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-346-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3330 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPermissions Required
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3331 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPermissions Required
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-4093 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1618175 Issue Tracking
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-611 x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-4093
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10666 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-4093
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 21, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Aug 11, 2006
Link CVE-2006-4093
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a