CVE-2006-4538

Description

Linux kernel 2.6.17 and earlier, when running on IA64 or SPARC platforms, allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed ELF file that triggers memory maps that cross region boundaries.

4.9

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.06%

Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10301	vdb entry signature
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1049.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27913	third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0014.html	vendor advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-063.htm
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.17.11
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1237	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33280	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24206	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23474	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21967	third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-347-1	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3670	vdb entry
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1233	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23370	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21999	third party advisory
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.17.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8833ebaa3f4325820fe3338ccf6fae04f6669254
http://secunia.com/advisories/23997	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24482	third party advisory
http://lkml.org/lkml/2006/9/4/116	patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19702	vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0787.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23395	third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:060	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-4538?: CVE-2006-4538 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-4538?: To fix CVE-2006-4538, 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-2006-4538 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-4538 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.