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TI-2006-05452 Aliases CVE-2006-5648GHSA-c335-grgp-6vgc

Ubuntu Linux 6.10 for the PowerPC (PPC) allows local users to cause a denial of service…

Priority LOW 25CWE-400Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-400.

Summary

Ubuntu Linux 6.10 for the PowerPC (PPC) allows local users to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) by using the (1) sys_get_robust_list and (2) sys_set_robust_list functions to create processes that cannot be killed.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0033 26th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:6.10:*:powerpc:*:*:*:*:*6.10VulnerableUbuntu
  • cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:6.10:*:powerpc:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.10 Vulnerable ·Ubuntu

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-5648
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c335-grgp-6vgc

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

  • TI-2007-05153 Stack-based buffer overflow in the cons_options function in options.c in dhcpd in OpenBSD… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2004-01032 Multiple vulnerabilities in the IGMP functionality for Linux kernel 2.4.22 to 2.4.28, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2004-00896 Multiple buffer overflows in libXML 2.6.12 and 2.6.13 (libxml2), and possibly other… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2004-00800 Buffer overflow in the QFILEPATHINFO request handler in Samba 3.0.x through 3.0.7 may… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2004-00962 Buffer overflow in the exif_read_data function in PHP before 4.3.10 and PHP 5.x up to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2004-00806 Multiple integer overflows in xpdf 2.0 and 3.0, and other packages that use xpdf code… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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Sources

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