CVE-2006-1859 json
Memory leak in __setlease in fs/locks.c in Linux kernel before 2.6.16.16 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption)…
published 2006-05-12 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-1859
- cvss
- 2.1
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 40%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Memory leak in __setlease in fs/locks.c in Linux kernel before 2.6.16.16 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via unspecified actions related to an "uninitialised return value," aka "slab leak."
Patch / fix
- secunia.com/advisories/20083 advisory
Exploit prediction
0.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 40% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Technology feeds
References
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secunia.com
/advisories/20083
third-party-advisory, patch, vendor-advisory
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trustix.org
/errata/2006/0028
vendor-advisory
-
novell.com
/linux/security/advisories/2006_42_kernel.html
vendor-advisory
-
ubuntu.com
/usn/usn-302-1
vendor-advisory
-
mandriva.com
/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:123
vendor-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/20716
third-party-advisory
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/26438
vdb-entry
- kernel.org /git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.16.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1f0e637c94a9b041833947c79110d6c02fff8618
- kernel.org /git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.16.y.git%3Ba=blobdiff%3Bh=aa7f66091823dde953e15895dc427615701c39c7%3
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/18033
vdb-entry
-
secunia.com
/advisories/21045
third-party-advisory
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2006/1767
vdb-entry
-
secunia.com
/advisories/21179
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2006-1859
- NVD CVE-2006-1859
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