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CVE-2006-2448

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-2448 describes a vulnerability in the Linux kernel, specifically versions before 2.6.16.21 and 2.6.17, when running on PowerPC architectures. This flaw stems from missing access_ok checks, allowing local users to read arbitrary kernel memory on 64-bit systems and potentially cause a denial of service or read kernel memory on 32-bit systems. With a CVSS score of 5.6, this vulnerability has a local attack vector and high attack complexity, leading to potential complete confidentiality impact and complete availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available 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

5.6MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.9
Impact Score
9.2
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 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0037 is in the 43rd percentile among its peer group of 1,595 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 0.1 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-0:2.6.9-42.EL
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2006-2448Important

security flaw

Jun 9, 2006

References

bugzilla.redhat.com / bugzilla/show_bug.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/20703
secunia.com / advisories/20831
secunia.com / advisories/20991
secunia.com / advisories/21179
secunia.com / advisories/21465
secunia.com / advisories/21498
secunia.com / advisories/22417
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10040
support.avaya.com / elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-200.htm
kernel.org / git
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.21
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/2006_42_kernel.html
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/2006_47_kernel.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2006-0575.html
securityfocus.com / archive/1/438168/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/18616
Patch
trustix.org / errata/2006/0037
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-311-1
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/2451