Improper input validation in Linux kernel - CVE-2006-4093

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Improper input validation in Linux kernel - CVE-2006-4093

Published: August 22, 2006 / Updated: October 17, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU99896
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2006-4093
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

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.' Upgrade to Linux Kernel version 2.4.33.1


How to mitigate CVE-2006-4093

Install update from vendor's repository.

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