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CVE-2006-5754
The aio_setup_ring function in Linux kernel does not properly initialize a variable, which allows local users to cause a denial of service…
- 4.9MediumCVSS base score
- 0.42%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 63% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
The aio_setup_ring function in Linux kernel does not properly initialize a variable, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via an unspecified error path that causes an incorrect free operation.
Timeline
ID reserved
By redhat
- 3 months later
· 3 months later
Published
- 18 years later
· 18 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.9 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.42% · top 63% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.9.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
References11
- MDKSA-2007:025 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- RHSA-2007:0014 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11234 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-063.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 25683 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 22193 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 24206 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 23997 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- DSA-1304 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 25714 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2007:035 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2006-5738 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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