CVE-2006-1066
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2006-1066 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2006-03-27 00:02:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC |
| Description | Linux kernel 2.6.16-rc2 and earlier, when running on x86_64 systems with preemption enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (oops) via multiple ptrace tasks that perform single steps, which can cause corruption of the DEBUG_STACK stack during the do_debug function call. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v2.0 1.2 from [email protected]
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS: 0.000600000 probability, percentile 0.187540000 (date 2026-04-19)
Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
HighAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
PartialAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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 | 2.6.0 | test1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.0 | test10 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.0 | test11 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.0 | test2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.0 | test3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.0 | test4 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.0 | test5 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.0 | test6 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.0 | test7 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.0 | test8 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.0 | test9 | 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 | 2.6.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.10 | rc2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11 | All | 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 | 2.6.11.11 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11.12 | 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 | 2.6.12 | rc1 | 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 | 2.6.12.1 | 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 | rc4 | 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 | 2.6.14 | 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 | 2.6.14.1 | 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 | 2.6.15 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.15 | rc1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.15 | rc3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.15.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.15.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.5 | All | 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 | 2.6.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.7 | rc1 | 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 | 2.6.9 | 2.6.20 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6_test9_cvs | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mandriva update for kernel - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Debian update for kernel-source-2.6.8 - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1017-1 kernel-source-2.6.8 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | Vendor Advisory |
| www.osvdb.org/24098 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.osvdb.org | Patch |
| '[PATCH] arch/x86_64/kernel/traps.c PTRACE_SINGLESTEP oops' - MARC | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | marc.info | |
| Secunia - Advisories - Ubuntu update for kernel | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Linux Kernel Get_Compat_Timespec and PTrace Local Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Patch |
| Advisories - Mandriva Linux | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mandriva.com | |
| USN-281-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | usn.ubuntu.com | |
| 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.