VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2006-4538
CVSS score4.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.42%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2006-09-05
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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.