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CVE-2006-4814

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-4814 describes a flaw in the mincore function of the Linux kernel prior to version 2.4.33.6, where improper locking of user space access could lead to an unspecified impact, potentially a deadlock. With a CVSS score of 4.6, this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local authentication, primarily impacting availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage, indicating a low current threat level.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.4.33.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.6MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
SINGLE
Exploitability Score
3.1
Impact Score
6.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.01%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
59.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0101 is in the 96th percentile among its peer group of 15,940 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 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (5)

debianpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1Fixed in: kernel-0:2.4.18-e.67
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1Fixed in: kernel-0:2.4.9-e.74
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3Fixed in: kernel-0:2.4.21-57.EL
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.9-42.0.8.EL
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2006-4814Moderate

kernel Race condition in mincore can cause "ps -ef" to hang

Dec 14, 2006

References

lists.vmware.com / pipermail/security-announce/2008/000023.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2007-0014.html
secunia.com / advisories/23436
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/23609
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/23997
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/24098
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/24100
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/24206
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/24482
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/25691
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/25714
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/29058
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/30110
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/31246
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/33280
Vendor Advisory
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9648
support.avaya.com / elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-063.htm
debian.org / security/2007/dsa-1304
Patch
debian.org / security/2008/dsa-1503
Patch
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.33.6
mandriva.com / security/advisories
mandriva.com / security/advisories
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/2007_18_kernel.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2008-0211.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2008-0787.html
securityfocus.com / archive/1/471457
securityfocus.com / bid/21663
Patch
trustix.org / errata/2007/0002
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-416-1
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/5082
Vendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/2222/references
Vendor Advisory