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CVE-2006-0741

10
FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-0741 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel prior to version 2.6.15.5, specifically impacting Intel processors. A local attacker could trigger an "endless recursive fault" through unspecified attack vectors related to a "bad elf entry address." This vulnerability has a low severity CVSS score of 1.2, indicating a local attack vector, high attack complexity, and only a partial impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.0CPE 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:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test11:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test2:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

1.2LOW

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.9
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.37%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
29.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0037 is in the 65th percentile among its peer group of 747 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 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 (2)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3Fixed in: kernel-0:2.4.21-47.EL
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.9-34.0.1.EL
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2006-0741Important

security flaw

Feb 26, 2006

References

kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.15.5
secunia.com / advisories/19083
secunia.com / advisories/19108
secunia.com / advisories/19220
secunia.com / advisories/20237
secunia.com / advisories/20398
secunia.com / advisories/20671
secunia.com / advisories/20914
secunia.com / advisories/21136
secunia.com / advisories/21745
secunia.com / advisories/21983
securitytracker.com / id
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/25001
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10518
support.avaya.com / elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-161.htm
support.avaya.com / elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-180.htm
usn.ubuntu.com / 263-1
debian.org / security/2006/dsa-1097
debian.org / security/2006/dsa-1103
mandriva.com / security/advisories
mandriva.com / security/advisories
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/2006-05-31.html
osvdb.org / 23607
redhat.com / archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-March/msg00003.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2006-0437.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2006-0493.html
securityfocus.com / bid/16925
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/0804
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/2554