CVE-2006-2071

LowCVSS 2.1/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6.x up to 2.6.16 allows local users to bypass IPC permissions and modify a readonly attachment of shared memory by using mprotect to give write permission to the attachment. NOTE: some original raw sources combined this issue with CVE-2006-1524, but they are different bugs.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 2.1/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Apr 27, 2006
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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