VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2006-5754
CVSS score4.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.42%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2007-01-30
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Description
The aio_setup_ring function in Linux kernel does not properly initialize a variable, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via an unspecified error path that causes an incorrect free operation.