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    CVE-2006-0557

    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.

    Published:Feb 17, 2006
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Mar 12, 2006
    EPSS Score:0.00079
    CVSS Score:4.9

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

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

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