CVE-2006-3741 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel (versions 2.4.x and 2.6 before 2.6.18) specifically affecting Itanium systems. The flaw lies in the perfmonctl system call's failure to correctly manage file descriptor reference counts, allowing local users to exhaust system resources. With a CVSS score of 4.9 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C), this vulnerability is considered low severity, requiring local access and resulting in a 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
2.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.0:test1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.0:test10:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.0:test11:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.0:test12:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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