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CVE-2006-2451

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.6 EPSS 4.39%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2006-07-07 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.6. It affects Linux. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2006-2451
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.6
EPSS
4.39%
Linux

Original NVD Description

The suid_dumpable support in Linux kernel 2.6.13 up to versions before 2.6.17.4, and 2.6.16 before 2.6.16.24, allows a local user to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) and possibly gain privileges via the PR_SET_DUMPABLE argument of the prctl function and a program that causes a core dump file to be created in a directory for which the user does not have permissions.