NVD

CVE-2006-0557 Detail

Modified

This vulnerability has been modified since it was last analyzed by the NVD. It is awaiting reanalysis which may result in further changes to the information provided.

Current Description

sys_mbind in mempolicy.c in Linux kernel 2.6.16 and earlier does not sanity check the maxnod variable before making certain computations for the get_nodes function, which has unknown impact and attack vectors.

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Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

N/A

NVD assessment not yet provided.

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

Base Score: N/A

NVD assessment not yet provided.

CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 4.9 MEDIUM

Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink	Resource
http://lkml.org/lkml/2006/2/27/355
http://lkml.org/lkml/2006/2/27/355
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2007-0304.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2007-0304.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/19955
http://secunia.com/advisories/19955
http://secunia.com/advisories/20398
http://secunia.com/advisories/20398
http://secunia.com/advisories/20914
http://secunia.com/advisories/20914
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015752
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015752
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1103
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1103
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=636f13c174dd7c84a437d3c3e8fa66f03f7fda63
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=636f13c174dd7c84a437d3c3e8fa66f03f7fda63
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=636f13c174dd7c84a437d3c3e8fa66f03f7fda63
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=636f13c174dd7c84a437d3c3e8fa66f03f7fda63
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:059
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:059
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-05-31.html
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-05-31.html
http://www.osvdb.org/23895
http://www.osvdb.org/23895
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16924
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16924
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2554
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2554
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=184510
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=184510
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25204
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25204
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9674
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9674
https://usn.ubuntu.com/281-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/281-1/

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
NVD-CWE-Other	Other	NIST

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Change History

8 change records found show changes

CVE Modified by CVE 11/20/2024 7:06:44 PM

Action	Type	New Value
Added	Reference	http://lkml.org/lkml/2006/2/27/355
Added	Reference	http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2007-0304.html
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/19955
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/20398
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/20914
Added	Reference	http://securitytracker.com/id?1015752
Added	Reference	http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1103
Added	Reference	http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=636f13c174dd7c84a437d3c3e8fa66f03f7fda63
Added	Reference	http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=636f13c174dd7c84a437d3c3e8fa66f03f7fda63
Added	Reference	http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:059
Added	Reference	http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-05-31.html
Added	Reference	http://www.osvdb.org/23895
Added	Reference	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16924
Added	Reference	http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2554
Added	Reference	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=184510
Added	Reference	https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25204
Added	Reference	https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9674
Added	Reference	https://usn.ubuntu.com/281-1/

CVE Modified by Silicon Graphics (SGI) 11/06/2023 8:58:23 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	Reference		Silicon Graphics (SGI) http://lkml.org/lkml/2006/2/27/355 [No types assigned]
Added	Reference		Silicon Graphics (SGI) http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2007-0304.html [No types assigned]
Added	Reference		Silicon Graphics (SGI) http://secunia.com/advisories/19955 [No types assigned]
Added	Reference		Silicon Graphics (SGI) http://secunia.com/advisories/20398 [No types assigned]
Added	Reference		Silicon Graphics (SGI) http://secunia.com/advisories/20914 [No types assigned]
Added	Reference		Silicon Graphics (SGI) http://securitytracker.com/id?1015752 [No types assigned]
Added	Reference		Silicon Graphics (SGI) http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1103 [No types assigned]
Added	Reference		Silicon Graphics (SGI) http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=636f13c174dd7c84a437d3c3e8fa66f03f7fda63 [No types assigned]
Added	Reference		Silicon Graphics (SGI) http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=636f13c174dd7c84a437d3c3e8fa66f03f7fda63 [No types assigned]
Added	Reference		Silicon Graphics (SGI) http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:059 [No types assigned]
Added	Reference		Silicon Graphics (SGI) http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-05-31.html [No types assigned]
Added	Reference		Silicon Graphics (SGI) http://www.osvdb.org/23895 [No types assigned]
Added	Reference		Silicon Graphics (SGI) http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16924 [No types assigned]
Added	Reference		Silicon Graphics (SGI) http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2554 [No types assigned]
Added	Reference		Silicon Graphics (SGI) https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=184510 [No types assigned]
Added	Reference		Silicon Graphics (SGI) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25204 [No types assigned]
Added	Reference		Silicon Graphics (SGI) https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9674 [No types assigned]
Added	Reference		Silicon Graphics (SGI) https://usn.ubuntu.com/281-1/ [No types assigned]
Removed	Reference	MITRE http://lkml.org/lkml/2006/2/27/355
Removed	Reference	MITRE http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2007-0304.html
Removed	Reference	MITRE http://secunia.com/advisories/19955
Removed	Reference	MITRE http://secunia.com/advisories/20398
Removed	Reference	MITRE http://secunia.com/advisories/20914
Removed	Reference	MITRE http://securitytracker.com/id?1015752
Removed	Reference	MITRE http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1103
Removed	Reference	MITRE http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=636f13c174dd7c84a437d3c3e8fa66f03f7fda63
Removed	Reference	MITRE http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=636f13c174dd7c84a437d3c3e8fa66f03f7fda63
Removed	Reference	MITRE http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:059
Removed	Reference	MITRE http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-05-31.html
Removed	Reference	MITRE http://www.osvdb.org/23895
Removed	Reference	MITRE http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16924
Removed	Reference	MITRE http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2554
Removed	Reference	MITRE https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=184510
Removed	Reference	MITRE https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25204
Removed	Reference	MITRE https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9674
Removed	Reference	MITRE https://usn.ubuntu.com/281-1/

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2006-0557
NVD Published Date:
03/12/2006
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
Silicon Graphics (SGI)

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CVE-2006-0557 Detail

Current Description

Analysis Description

Metrics

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Weakness Enumeration

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

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Change History

CVE Modified by CVE 11/20/2024 7:06:44 PM

CVE Modified by Silicon Graphics (SGI) 5/13/2024 9:34:31 PM

CVE Source Update by Silicon Graphics (SGI) 11/06/2023 8:58:23 PM

CVE Modified by Silicon Graphics (SGI) 11/06/2023 8:58:23 PM

CVE Modified by MITRE 10/03/2018 5:35:41 PM

CVE Modified by MITRE 10/10/2017 9:30:38 PM

CVE Modified by MITRE 7/19/2017 9:29:52 PM

Initial CVE Analysis 3/13/2006 1:25:00 PM

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