Vulnerability Details : CVE-2006-2448

Linux kernel before 2.6.16.21 and 2.6.17, when running on PowerPC, does not perform certain required access_ok checks, which allows local users to read arbitrary kernel memory on 64-bit systems (signal_64.c) and cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly read kernel memory on 32-bit systems (signal_32.c).
Published 2006-06-23 10:02:00
Updated 2023-02-13 02:16:31
Source Red Hat, Inc.
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Denial of service

Products affected by CVE-2006-2448

Threat overview for CVE-2006-2448

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2006-2448
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 49153
IPs affected by CVE-2006-2448 11,442
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-2448

EPSS FAQ
2.34%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 89 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2006-2448

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
5.6
 MEDIUM AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:C
1.9
9.2
 NIST

References for CVE-2006-2448

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