CVE-2006-0558
Linux perfmon IA64 Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description
perfmon (perfmon.c) in Linux kernel on IA64 architectures allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) by interrupting a task while another process is accessing the mm_struct, which triggers a BUG_ON action in the put_page_testzero function.
INFO
Published Date :
April 14, 2006, 9:02 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 3, 2025, 1:03 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
bc94ec7e-8909-4cbb-83df-d2fc9330fa88
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the kernel packages.
- Reboot the system.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2006-0558.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2006-0558 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2006-0558
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2006-0558 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2006-0558 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
-
CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=linux-ia64&m=113882384921688 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/19737 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/20914 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/26709 Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1103 Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0774.html Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17482 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1444 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2554 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=185082 Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10177 -
CVE Modified by bc94ec7e-8909-4cbb-83df-d2fc9330fa88
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Source Update by bc94ec7e-8909-4cbb-83df-d2fc9330fa88
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Source MITRE Silicon Graphics (SGI) -
CVE Modified by bc94ec7e-8909-4cbb-83df-d2fc9330fa88
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference Silicon Graphics (SGI) http://secunia.com/advisories/19737 [No types assigned] Added Reference Silicon Graphics (SGI) http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2554 [No types assigned] Added Reference Silicon Graphics (SGI) http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1444 [No types assigned] Added Reference Silicon Graphics (SGI) https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10177 [No types assigned] Added Reference Silicon Graphics (SGI) http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1103 [No types assigned] Added Reference Silicon Graphics (SGI) http://marc.info/?l=linux-ia64&m=113882384921688 [No types assigned] Added Reference Silicon Graphics (SGI) http://secunia.com/advisories/26709 [No types assigned] Added Reference Silicon Graphics (SGI) http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0774.html [No types assigned] Added Reference Silicon Graphics (SGI) https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=185082 [No types assigned] Added Reference Silicon Graphics (SGI) http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17482 [No types assigned] Added Reference Silicon Graphics (SGI) http://secunia.com/advisories/20914 [No types assigned] Removed Reference MITRE https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=185082 Removed Reference MITRE http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17482 Removed Reference MITRE http://secunia.com/advisories/19737 Removed Reference MITRE http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1103 Removed Reference MITRE http://secunia.com/advisories/20914 Removed Reference MITRE http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0774.html Removed Reference MITRE http://secunia.com/advisories/26709 Removed Reference MITRE http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1444 Removed Reference MITRE http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2554 Removed Reference MITRE http://marc.info/?l=linux-ia64&m=113882384921688 Removed Reference MITRE https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10177 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 11, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10177 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10177 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Translated by [email protected]
Oct. 19, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 18, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-ia64&m=113882384921688 Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=linux-ia64&m=113882384921688 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 17, 2006
Action Type Old Value New Value
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 4.9
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.05 }} -0.00%
score
0.11680
percentile