VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2006-1862

CVSS score4.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.47%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2006-05-24
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Description

The virtual memory implementation in Linux kernel 2.6.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) by running lsof a large number of times in a way that produces a heavy system load.

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