CVE-2006-1859 describes a memory leak vulnerability in the Linux kernel, specifically within the __setlease function in fs/locks.c, affecting versions prior to 2.6.16.16. This flaw, stemming from an uninitialized return value, allows an attacker to cause a denial of service through excessive memory consumption. With a low CVSS score of 2.1 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P), it requires local access and has a low impact, primarily leading to system instability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, indicating a low exploitation risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.6.16.15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.16.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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