CVE-2006-5648

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2006-12-14 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-400

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.

Affected products

Ubuntu Linux: 6.10

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/23361
http://secunia.com/advisories/23384
http://secunia.com/advisories/23474
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21582
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-395-1
http://secunia.com/advisories/23361
http://secunia.com/advisories/23384
http://secunia.com/advisories/23474
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21582
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-395-1

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