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CVE-2006-4093

15
FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-4093 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Linux kernel versions 2.x.6 before 2.6.17.9 and 2.4.x before 2.4.33.1 on PowerPC PPC970 systems, impacting distributions like Debian and Ubuntu. This flaw allows local users to crash the system due to an issue with "HID0 attention enable on PPC970 at boot time." With a CVSS score of 4.9, it is considered a low-severity vulnerability, requiring local access with low attack complexity to achieve a complete denial of service. 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
>= 2.4.0, < 2.4.33.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 2.6.0, < 2.6.17.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:5.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.06CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.9MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
6.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.47%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
38.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0047 is in the 72nd percentile among its peer group of 3,052 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, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 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-0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2006-4093Moderate

security flaw

Aug 17, 2006

References

kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.33.1
Broken LinkVendor Advisory
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.17.9
Broken LinkVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/21563
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/21695
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/21847
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/21934
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/22093
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/22148
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/22292
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/22945
Third Party Advisory
issues.rpath.com / browse/RPL-611
Broken Link
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10666
Third Party Advisory
support.avaya.com / elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-249.htm
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2006/dsa-1184
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2006/dsa-1237
Third Party Advisory
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/2006_21_sr.html
Broken Link
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/2006_22_sr.html
Broken Link
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/2006_57_kernel.html
Broken Link
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2006-0689.html
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/19615
PatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-346-1
Third Party Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/3330
Permissions Required
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/3331
Permissions Required