CVE-2006-0457

HighCVSS 7.1/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Race condition in the (1) add_key, (2) request_key, and (3) keyctl functions in Linux kernel 2.6.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) or read sensitive kernel memory by modifying the length of a string argument between the time that the kernel calculates the length and when it copies the data into kernel memory.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.1/10AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:C

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Mar 14, 2006
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2006-0457: High severity, CVSS 7.1 | Vulnix