CVE-2006-4093

Description

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."

4.9

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.06%

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Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/21934	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19615	patch third party advisory vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/21847	third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10666	signature third party advisory vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/21695	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22292	third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0689.html	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3331	vdb entry permissions required
http://secunia.com/advisories/21563	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22148	third party advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-249.htm	third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-346-1	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.33.1	vendor advisory broken link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3330	vdb entry permissions required
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_21_sr.html	vendor advisory broken link
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_22_sr.html	vendor advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/22945	third party advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-611	broken link
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1237	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22093	third party advisory
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.17.9	vendor advisory broken link
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1184	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_57_kernel.html	vendor advisory broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-4093?: CVE-2006-4093 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-4093?: To fix CVE-2006-4093, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-4093 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-4093 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.