CVE-2006-4538

Linux Kernel - Denial of Service

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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.

References (25)

[Various Sources] http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.17.11

[Patch] http://lkml.org/lkml/2006/9/4/116

[Vendor Advisory] http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0014.html

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1049.html

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0787.html

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19702

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10301

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-347-1

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:060

[Vendor Advisory] http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-063.htm

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.17.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8833ebaa3f4325820fe3338ccf6fae04f6669254

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1233

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1237

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/21967

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/21999

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/23370

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/23395

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/23474

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/23997

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Scores

EPSS 0.0009

EPSS Percentile 24.7%

Classification

Status draft

Affected Products (50)

linux/linux_kernel

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Timeline

Published Sep 05, 2006

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026