CVE-2006-1860 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel, specifically affecting versions prior to 2.6.16.16. An attacker can exploit a flaw in the lease_init function within fs/locks.c by causing it to attempt to free an unallocated lock, leading to a fcntl_setlease lockup. This vulnerability has a low severity CVSS score of 2.1, indicating local access with low attack complexity and a potential impact limited to denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| 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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