The kernel in FreeBSD 6.1 and OpenBSD 4.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service…
Priority LOW 24Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The kernel in FreeBSD 6.1 and OpenBSD 4.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors involving certain ioctl requests to /dev/crypto.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00994 62nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.1:release:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.1 release | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.1:release_p10:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.1 release_p10 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.1:stable:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.1 stable | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.1:release:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1 release Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.1:release_p10:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1 release_p10 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.1:stable:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1 stable Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-5550
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jc3w-9rh7-2w22
Sources
- CVE-2006-5550 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-5550 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jc3w-9rh7-2w22 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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