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    CVE-2006-4093

    Linux kernel 2.x.6 before 2.6.17.9 and 2.4.x before 2.4.33.1 on PowerPC PPC970 systems allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) related to the "HID0 attention enable on PPC970 at boot time."

    Published:Aug 17, 2006
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Aug 21, 2006
    EPSS Score:0.00062
    CVSS Score:4.9

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Canonical
    Product
    Ubuntu Linux
    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Debian Linux
    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://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.33.1
    http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.17.9
    http://secunia.com/advisories/21563
    http://secunia.com/advisories/21695
    http://secunia.com/advisories/21847
    http://secunia.com/advisories/21934
    http://secunia.com/advisories/22093
    http://secunia.com/advisories/22148
    http://secunia.com/advisories/22292
    http://secunia.com/advisories/22945
    http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-249.htm
    http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1184
    http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1237
    http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_21_sr.html
    http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_22_sr.html
    http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_57_kernel.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0689.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19615
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-346-1
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3330
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3331
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-611
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10666
    http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.33.1
    http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.17.9
    http://secunia.com/advisories/21563
    http://secunia.com/advisories/21695
    http://secunia.com/advisories/21847
    http://secunia.com/advisories/21934
    http://secunia.com/advisories/22093
    http://secunia.com/advisories/22148
    http://secunia.com/advisories/22292
    http://secunia.com/advisories/22945
    http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-249.htm
    http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1184
    http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1237
    http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_21_sr.html
    http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_22_sr.html
    http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_57_kernel.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0689.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19615
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-346-1
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3330
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3331
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-611
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10666

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High