CVE-2006-3741

security flaw

Published Oct 9, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 4.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The perfmonctl system call (sys_perfmonctl) in Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6 before 2.6.18, when running on Itanium systems, does not properly track the reference count for file descriptors, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (file descriptor consumption).

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1233-1 New Linux 2.6.8 packages fix several vulnerabilities
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2006-3735 The perfmonctl system call (sys_perfmonctl) in Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6 before 2.6.18, when running on Itanium systems, does not properly track the reference count for file descriptors, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (file descriptor consumption).
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 6:39 PM
Reserved
Jul 20, 2006, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 10, 2006, 4:05 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:27 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Sep 8, 2006, 12:00 AM