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CVE-2006-1859

LOW · CVSS 2.1 EPSS 0.45%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2006-05-12 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a low severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.1. It affects Linux. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2006-1859
Severity
LOW
CVSS
2.1
EPSS
0.45%
Linux

Original NVD Description

Memory leak in __setlease in fs/locks.c in Linux kernel before 2.6.16.16 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via unspecified actions related to an "uninitialised return value," aka "slab leak."