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CVE-2006-0557

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.

Published

2006-03-12T21:02:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

bc94ec7e-8909-4cbb-83df-d2fc9330fa88

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.9 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-Other
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System linux linux_kernel ≤ 2.6.16 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.0 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.6 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.6 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.6 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.6 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.7 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.7 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.7 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.7 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.8 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.8 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.8 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.8 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.8 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.8.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.9 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.9 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.9 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.9 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.9 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.10 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.10 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.10 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.10 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.11 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.11 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.11 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.11 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.11 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.11 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.6 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.7 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.8 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.9 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.10 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.11 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.12 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.12 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.12 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.12 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.12 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.12 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.12 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.12 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.12.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.12.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.12.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.12.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.12.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.12.6 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.13 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.13 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.13 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.13 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.13 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.13 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.13 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.13 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.13.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.13.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.13.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.13.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.13.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.14 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.14 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.14 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.14 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.14 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.14 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.14.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.14.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.14.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.14.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.14.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.14.6 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.14.7 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.15 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.15 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.15 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.15 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.15 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.15 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.15 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.15 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.15.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.15.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.15.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.15.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.15.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.15.6 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.15.7 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16 Yes
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