heartbeat.c in heartbeat before 2.0.6 sets insecure permissions in a shmget call for…
Priority LOW 13CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
heartbeat.c in heartbeat before 2.0.6 sets insecure permissions in a shmget call for shared memory, which allows local users to cause an unspecified denial of service via unknown vectors, possibly during a short time window on startup.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00778 56th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-3815
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-32c9-8jgc-9c8c
References
Patch 2
More Linux-ha Heartbeat vulnerabilities
- TI-2002-01172 Multiple format string vulnerabilities in heartbeat 0.4.9 and earlier (claimed as buffer… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2007-04072 XHA (Linux-HA) on the BlueCat Networks Adonis DNS/DHCP Appliance 5.0.2.8 allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.1
Sources
- CVE-2006-3815 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-3815 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-32c9-8jgc-9c8c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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