CVE-2006-5648

Published Dec 14, 2006

Last updated 16 years ago

Overview

Description: Ubuntu Linux 6.10 for the PowerPC (PPC) allows local users to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) by using the (1) sys_get_robust_list and (2) sys_set_robust_list functions to create processes that cannot be killed.
Source: cve@mitre.org
NVD status: Analyzed

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 4.6
Impact score: 6.9
Exploitability score: 3.1
Vector string: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-Other

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:6.10:*:powerpc:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "DF578B64-57E2-4FCD-A6E1-F8F3317FDB88"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References