CVE-2006-4538

N/A Unknown
Published: September 05, 2006 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.17.11
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lkml.org/lkml/2006/9/4/116
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0014.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/21967
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/21999
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/23370
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/23395
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/23474
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/23997
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/24206
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/24482
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/27913
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/33280
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-063.htm
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.17.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8833ebaa3f4325820fe3338ccf6fae04f6669254
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:060
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1049.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0787.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19702
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-347-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1233
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1237
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3670
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10301
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.17.11
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lkml.org/lkml/2006/9/4/116
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0014.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/21967
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/21999
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23370
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23395
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23474
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23997
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/24206
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/24482
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27913
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/33280
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-063.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.17.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8833ebaa3f4325820fe3338ccf6fae04f6669254
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:060
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1049.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0787.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19702
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-347-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1233
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1237
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3670
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10301
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
25th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

linux