CVE-2006-5648 | BDVDB-2026-20893 Detail

Description#

Ubuntu Linux 6.10 for the PowerPC (PPC) allows local users to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) by using the (1) sys_get_robust_list and (2) sys_set_robust_list functions to create processes that cannot be killed.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact none, integrity impact none, availability impact high. Attack vector: local.

Weaknesses#

CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

References#

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12006-12-14Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22025-04-03Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2006-12-14
Last modified: 2025-04-03

Vendor information

Vendor: Not stated
Product: Not stated

Score

5.5 Medium

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 26.3.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Denial of Service

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

No version data in the source record.

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

5.5 Medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Local
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity	None
Availability	High

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).