MEDIUM
kernel: Local DoS with corrupted ELF
Published Sep 5, 2006
4.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.42%
Description
Linux kernel 2.6.17 and earlier, when running on IA64 or SPARC platforms, allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed ELF file that triggers memory maps that cross region boundaries.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.1
- 2.6.1
- 2.6.1
- 2.6.1
- 2.6.2
- 2.6.2
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- 2.6.8.1
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- 2.6.11.1
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- 2.6.11_rc1_bk6
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- 2.6.16.27
- 2.6.16_rc7
- 2.6.17
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1
kernel-0:2.4.18-e.67
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0787
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
kernel-0:2.4.21-53.EL
Fixed · RHSA-2007:1049
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
kernel-0:2.6.9-42.0.8.EL
Fixed · RHSA-2007:0014
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 | kernel-0:2.4.18-e.67 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0787 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | kernel-0:2.4.21-53.EL | Fixed | RHSA-2007:1049 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kernel-0:2.6.9-42.0.8.EL | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0014 |
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.
0.42% 0.00423
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00423
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 | 0.42% (0.00423) | 34.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00410) | 32.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00061) | 16.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.13% (0.00130) | 49.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 29, 2024 | 0.13% (0.00130) | 47.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 1, 2023 | 0.09% (0.00091) | 38.59th | 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 (29)
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.17.11 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2006/9/4/116 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0014.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21967 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21999 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23370 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23395 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23474 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23997 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24206 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24482 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27913 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33280 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-063.htm x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.17.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8833ebaa3f4325820fe3338ccf6fae04f6669254 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:060 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1049.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0787.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19702 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-347-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1233 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1237 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3670 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-4538 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=289151 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-4538
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10301 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-4538
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 5, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Sep 5, 2006
Link CVE-2006-4538
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a