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CVE-2006-3741

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.9 EPSS 0.43%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2006-10-10 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2006-3741
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.9
EPSS
0.43%
Linux

Original NVD Description

The perfmonctl system call (sys_perfmonctl) in Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6 before 2.6.18, when running on Itanium systems, does not properly track the reference count for file descriptors, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (file descriptor consumption).