CVE-2006-0557

security flaw

Published Mar 12, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 4.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
sys_mbind in mempolicy.c in Linux kernel 2.6.16 and earlier does not sanity check the maxnod variable before making certain computations for the get_nodes function, which has unknown impact and attack vectors.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1103-1 New Linux kernel 2.6.8 packages fix several vulnerabilities
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2006-0564 sys_mbind in mempolicy.c in Linux kernel 2.6.16 and earlier does not sanity check the maxnod variable before making certain computations for the get_nodes function, which has unknown impact and attack vectors.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-281-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
sgi
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 4:41 PM
Reserved
Feb 6, 2006, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 12, 2006, 9:02 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:20 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Feb 17, 2006, 12:00 AM