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CVE-2006-2071 json

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…

published 2006-04-27 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-2072

cvss
2.1
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 36%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • kernel RHEL 3 2.4.21-47.0.1.EL
  • kernel-smp RHEL 3 2.4.21-47.0.1.EL
  • kernel-BOOT RHEL 3 2.4.21-47.0.1.EL
  • kernel-source RHEL 3 2.4.21-47.0.1.EL
  • kernel-hugemem RHEL 3 2.4.21-47.0.1.EL
  • kernel-unsupported RHEL 3 2.4.21-47.0.1.EL
  • kernel-smp-unsupported RHEL 3 2.4.21-47.0.1.EL
  • kernel-hugemem-unsupported RHEL 3 2.4.21-47.0.1.EL

red hat advisories RHSA-2006:0710RHSA-2006:0689

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2006-2071 updated

security flaw

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 kernel 2.4.21-47.0.1.EL, kernel-smp 2.4.21-47.0.1.EL, kernel-BOOT 2.4.21-47.0.1.EL, kernel-source 2.4.21-47.0.1.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.4.21-47.0.1.EL, kernel-unsupported 2.4.21-47.0.1.EL, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 kernel 2.4.21-47.0.1.EL, kernel-smp 2.4.21-47.0.1.EL, kernel-BOOT 2.4.21-47.0.1.EL, kernel-source 2.4.21-47.0.1.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.4.21-47.0.1.EL, kernel-unsupported 2.4.21-47.0.1.EL, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2006:0710
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 kernel 2.6.9-42.0.3.EL, kernel-smp 2.6.9-42.0.3.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.6.9-42.0.3.EL, kernel-largesmp 2.6.9-42.0.3.EL Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 kernel 2.6.9-42.0.3.EL, kernel-smp 2.6.9-42.0.3.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.6.9-42.0.3.EL, kernel-largesmp 2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2006:0689
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2006:0579
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 kernel 2.4.21-47.0.1.EL, kernel-smp 2.4.21-47.0.1.EL, kernel-BOOT 2.4.21-47.0.1.EL, kernel-source 2.4.21-47.0.1.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.4.21-47.0.1.EL, kernel-unsupported 2.4.21-47.0.1.EL, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2006:0710
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 kernel 2.6.9-42.0.3.EL, kernel-smp 2.6.9-42.0.3.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.6.9-42.0.3.EL, kernel-largesmp 2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2006:0689
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2006:0579
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 kernel 2.4.21-47.0.1.EL, kernel-smp 2.4.21-47.0.1.EL, kernel-BOOT 2.4.21-47.0.1.EL, kernel-source 2.4.21-47.0.1.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.4.21-47.0.1.EL, kernel-unsupported 2.4.21-47.0.1.EL, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2006:0710
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 kernel 2.6.9-42.0.3.EL, kernel-smp 2.6.9-42.0.3.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.6.9-42.0.3.EL, kernel-largesmp 2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2006:0689
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  • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2006:0580

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Exploit prediction

0.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 36% 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:P/A:N

Classification

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References

Sources

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