CVE-2006-0557
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2006-0557 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | sgi |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2006-03-12 21:02:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.9 from [email protected]
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
EPSS: 0.000790000 probability, percentile 0.234430000 (date 2026-04-17)
Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
CompleteAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.1 | rc1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.1 | rc2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.1 | rc3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.10 | rc1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.10 | rc2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.10 | rc3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11 | rc1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11 | rc2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11 | rc3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11 | rc4 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11 | rc5 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11.11 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11.12 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11.8 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11.9 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.12 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.12 | rc1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.12 | rc2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.12 | rc3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.12 | rc4 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.12 | rc5 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.12 | rc6 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.12.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.12.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.12.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.12.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.12.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.12.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.13 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.13 | rc1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.13 | rc2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.13 | rc3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.13 | rc4 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.13 | rc5 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.13 | rc6 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.13 | rc7 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.13.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.13.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.13.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.13.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.13.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.14 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.14 | rc1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.14 | rc2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.14 | rc3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.14 | rc4 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.14 | rc5 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.14.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.14.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.14.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.14.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.14.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.14.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.14.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.15 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.15 | rc1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.15 | rc2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.15 | rc3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.15 | rc4 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.15 | rc5 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.15 | rc6 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.15 | rc7 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.15.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.15.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.15.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.15.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.15.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.15.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.15.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16 | rc1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16 | rc2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16 | rc3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16 | rc4 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16 | rc5 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16 | rc6 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.2 | rc1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.2 | rc2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.2 | rc3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.3 | rc1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.3 | rc2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.3 | rc3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.3 | rc4 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.4 | rc1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.4 | rc2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.4 | rc3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.5 | rc1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.5 | rc2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.5 | rc3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.6 | rc1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.6 | rc2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.6 | rc3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.7 | rc1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.7 | rc2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.7 | rc3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.8 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.8 | rc1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.8 | rc2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.8 | rc3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.8 | rc4 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.8.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.9 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.9 | rc1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.9 | rc2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.9 | rc3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.9 | rc4 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| LKML: Chris Wright: [patch 18/39] [PATCH] sys_mbind sanity checking | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lkml.org | |
| Webmail - OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| Advisories - Mandriva Linux | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mandriva.com | |
| SecurityTracker.com Archives - Linux Kernel Comparison Error in get_nodes() Lets Local Users Deny Service | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | securitytracker.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1103-1 kernel-source-2.6.8 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| Security Announcement | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.novell.com | |
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| 184510 – CVE-2006-0557 get_nodes crash | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| SUSE update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| www.kernel.org/git | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.kernel.org | |
| rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| Secunia - Advisories - Ubuntu update for kernel | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Linux Kernel sys_mbind System Call Local Denial of Service Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| www.osvdb.org/23895 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.osvdb.org | |
| kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.kernel.org | |
| Debian update for kernel-source-2.6.8 - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| USN-281-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | usn.ubuntu.com | |
| kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree | MITRE | www.kernel.org | |
| kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree | MITRE | www.kernel.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.