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CVE-2006-6921
Unspecified versions of the Linux kernel allow local users to cause a denial of service (unrecoverable zombie process) via a program with…
Low2.1EPSS 0.48%
- Published
- Updated
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- mitre
Description
Unspecified versions of the Linux kernel allow local users to cause a denial of service (unrecoverable zombie process) via a program with certain instructions that prevent init from properly reaping a child whose parent has died.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.48% · top 58% 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 2.1.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (9)
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10834 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 27747 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- RHSA-2008:0154 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- [linux-kernel] 20061220 Re: BUG: wedged processes, test program supplied (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- RHSA-2007:0939 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-474.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [linux-kernel] 20061219 BUG: wedged processes, test program supplied (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 29236 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 27436 (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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