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CVE-2006-4342

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.39%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2006-10-17 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5. It affects Linux. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2006-4342
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5
EPSS
0.39%
Linux

Original NVD Description

The kernel in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, when running on SMP systems, allows local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) by running the shmat function on an shm at the same time that shmctl is removing that shm (IPC_RMID), which prevents a spinlock from being unlocked.