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CVE-2006-0457

HIGH · CVSS 7.1 EPSS 2.65%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2006-03-14 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.1. It affects Linux. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2006-0457
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.1
EPSS
2.65%
Linux

Original NVD Description

Race condition in the (1) add_key, (2) request_key, and (3) keyctl functions in Linux kernel 2.6.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) or read sensitive kernel memory by modifying the length of a string argument between the time that the kernel calculates the length and when it copies the data into kernel memory.