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CVE-2006-0557

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.9 EPSS 0.46%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2006-03-12 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9. It affects Linux.

CVE
CVE-2006-0557
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.9
EPSS
0.46%
Linux

Original NVD Description

sys_mbind in mempolicy.c in Linux kernel 2.6.16 and earlier does not sanity check the maxnod variable before making certain computations for the get_nodes function, which has unknown impact and attack vectors.