CVE-2006-1066 json
Linux kernel 2.6.16-rc2 and earlier, when running on x86_64 systems with preemption enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of servic…
published 2006-03-27 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-1070
- cvss
- 1.2
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 28%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Linux kernel 2.6.16-rc2 and earlier, when running on x86_64 systems with preemption enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (oops) via multiple ptrace tasks that perform single steps, which can cause corruption of the DEBUG_STACK stack during the do_debug function call.
Patch / fix
- securityfocus.com/bid/17216 patch
- osvdb.org/24098 patch
- secunia.com/advisories/19374 advisory
Exploit prediction
0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 28% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 1.2 | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Technology feeds
References
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securityfocus.com
/bid/17216
vdb-entry, patch
-
osvdb.org
/24098
vdb-entry, patch
-
secunia.com
/advisories/19374
third-party-advisory, patch, vendor-advisory
-
usn.ubuntu.com
/281-1/
vendor-advisory
-
mandriva.com
/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:151
vendor-advisory
-
debian.org
/security/2006/dsa-1017
vendor-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/21614
third-party-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/19955
third-party-advisory
-
marc.info
/?l=linux-kernel&m=113932292516359&w=2
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2006-1066
- NVD CVE-2006-1066
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