CVE-2006-5648

Published: Dec 14, 2006Modified: Apr 23, 2026

5.5

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)

Description

Ubuntu Linux 6.10 for the PowerPC (PPC) allows local users to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) by using the (1) sys_get_robust_list and (2) sys_set_robust_list functions to create processes that cannot be killed.

Affected (1)

Products: Ubuntu: Ubuntu Linux

Ubuntu

1 product

Ubuntu Linux

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux	Version 6.10

Related CWEs

CWE-400

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources.

References (12)

http://secunia.com/advisories/23361

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/23384

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/23474

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21582

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-395-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://secunia.com/advisories/23361