CVE-2006-0555 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux Kernel prior to version 2.6.15.5, specifically impacting NFS clients. Local users can trigger a kernel panic through unspecified attack vectors related to O_DIRECT (direct I/O) operations. With a CVSS score of 2.1, this vulnerability is considered low severity, requiring local access and resulting only in a denial of service. There is no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it is not listed in the KEV catalog, indicating no active exploitation. Despite its age and low severity, it has garnered some community discussion with 10 mentions.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:*:64-bit_x86:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:*:itanium_ia64_montecito:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test10:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.6 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.