CVE-2006-0557

N/A Unknown
Published: March 12, 2006 Modified: April 16, 2026
View on NVD

Description

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.

AI Explanation

Get an AI-powered plain-language explanation of this vulnerability and remediation steps.

Login to generate AI explanation

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lkml.org/lkml/2006/2/27/355
Source: bc94ec7e-8909-4cbb-83df-d2fc9330fa88
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2007-0304.html
Source: bc94ec7e-8909-4cbb-83df-d2fc9330fa88
http://secunia.com/advisories/19955
Source: bc94ec7e-8909-4cbb-83df-d2fc9330fa88
http://secunia.com/advisories/20398
Source: bc94ec7e-8909-4cbb-83df-d2fc9330fa88
http://secunia.com/advisories/20914
Source: bc94ec7e-8909-4cbb-83df-d2fc9330fa88
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015752
Source: bc94ec7e-8909-4cbb-83df-d2fc9330fa88
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1103
Source: bc94ec7e-8909-4cbb-83df-d2fc9330fa88
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=636f13c174dd7c84a437d3c3e8fa66f03f7fda63
Source: bc94ec7e-8909-4cbb-83df-d2fc9330fa88
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=636f13c174dd7c84a437d3c3e8fa66f03f7fda63
Source: bc94ec7e-8909-4cbb-83df-d2fc9330fa88
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:059
Source: bc94ec7e-8909-4cbb-83df-d2fc9330fa88
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-05-31.html
Source: bc94ec7e-8909-4cbb-83df-d2fc9330fa88
http://www.osvdb.org/23895
Source: bc94ec7e-8909-4cbb-83df-d2fc9330fa88
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16924
Source: bc94ec7e-8909-4cbb-83df-d2fc9330fa88
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2554
Source: bc94ec7e-8909-4cbb-83df-d2fc9330fa88
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=184510
Source: bc94ec7e-8909-4cbb-83df-d2fc9330fa88
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25204
Source: bc94ec7e-8909-4cbb-83df-d2fc9330fa88
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9674
Source: bc94ec7e-8909-4cbb-83df-d2fc9330fa88
https://usn.ubuntu.com/281-1/
Source: bc94ec7e-8909-4cbb-83df-d2fc9330fa88
http://lkml.org/lkml/2006/2/27/355
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2007-0304.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/19955
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/20398
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/20914
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015752
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1103
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=636f13c174dd7c84a437d3c3e8fa66f03f7fda63
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=636f13c174dd7c84a437d3c3e8fa66f03f7fda63
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:059
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-05-31.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.osvdb.org/23895
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16924
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2554
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=184510
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25204
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9674
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://usn.ubuntu.com/281-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

36 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
23th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

linux