CVE-2006-4538

kernel: Local DoS with corrupted ELF

Published Sep 5, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 4.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1233-1 New Linux 2.6.8 packages fix several vulnerabilities
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1237-1 New Linux 2.4.27 packages fix several vulnerabilities
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2006-4526 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-347-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 7:14 PM
Reserved
Sep 5, 2006, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 5, 2006, 7:04 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:29 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Aug 23, 2006, 12:00 AM