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CVE-2006-0095

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-0095 describes a memory disclosure vulnerability in the dm-crypt component of Linux kernel versions 2.6.15 and earlier. This flaw allows local users to potentially extract sensitive cryptographic key information due to the kernel failing to clear a structure before freeing it. With a CVSS score of 2.1, this is a low-severity vulnerability, requiring local access for exploitation and primarily impacting confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

2.1LOW

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.43%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
35.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0043 is in the 65th percentile among its peer group of 2,096 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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.

Media 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.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.9-34.EL
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2006-0095Moderate

security flaw

Jan 4, 2006

References

marc.info
marc.info
secunia.com / advisories/18487
secunia.com / advisories/18527
secunia.com / advisories/18774
secunia.com / advisories/19160
secunia.com / advisories/19374
secunia.com / advisories/20398
securityreason.com / securityalert/388
securitytracker.com / id
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/24189
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11192
usn.ubuntu.com / 244-1
debian.org / security/2006/dsa-1017
mandriva.com / security/advisories
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/2006-05-31.html
osvdb.org / 22418
redhat.com / archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-February/msg00037.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2006-0132.html
securityfocus.com / archive/1/427981/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/16301
trustix.org / errata/2006/0004
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/0235