VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2006-5648

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.33%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2006-12-14
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Primary references