VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2006-2071
CVSS score2.1 LOW
EPSS probability0.42%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2006-04-27
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Description
Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6.x up to 2.6.16 allows local users to bypass IPC permissions and modify a readonly attachment of shared memory by using mprotect to give write permission to the attachment. NOTE: some original raw sources combined this issue with CVE-2006-1524, but they are different bugs.