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CVE-2006-5648

Date: December 13, 2006

Ubuntu Linux 6.10 for the PowerPC (PPC) allows local users to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) by using the (1) sys_get_robust_list and (2) sys_set_robust_list functions to create processes that cannot be killed.

Severity Score

5.5

Related Resources (9)

Url: https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2006-5648

Url: http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21582

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-5648

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/23361

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/23384

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-395-1

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/23474

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2006-5648

Severity Score

5.5

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	5.5
Attack Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	LOW
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:	4.6
Access Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC):	LOW
Authentication (AU):	SINGLE
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	COMPLETE
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