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CVE-2006-2071

Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6.x up to 2.6.16 allows local users to bypass IPC permissions and modify a readonly attachment of shared memory…

Low2.1EPSS 0.42%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
mitre

Description

Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6.x up to 2.6.16 allows local users to bypass IPC permissions and modify a readonly attachment of shared memory by using mprotect to give write permission to the attachment. NOTE: some original raw sources combined this issue with CVE-2006-1524, but they are different bugs.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2006-2071, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified2.0Low2.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
0.42% · top 63% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.1.

Weakness

  • n/a

Affected products

  • n/a

    • affected n/a

References (31)

Sources

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