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CVE-2006-0554
Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.15.5 allows local users to obtain sensitive information via a crafted XFS ftruncate call, which may return…
Low1.7EPSS 0.38%
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- Updated
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- sgi
Description
Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.15.5 allows local users to obtain sensitive information via a crafted XFS ftruncate call, which may return stale data.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low1.7 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.38% · top 68% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 1.7.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (14)
- kernel-ftruncate-information-disclosure(24999) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- ADV-2006-2554 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 19220 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- MDKSA-2006:150 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- ADV-2006-0804 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2006:028 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- DSA-1103 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.15.5 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20398 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- MDKSA-2006:059 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 19083 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- USN-263-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 16921 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20914 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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