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CVE-2006-5619

11
FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-5619 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel (versions 2.6 up to 2.6.18-stable), specifically within the ip6_flowlabel.c file's seqfile handling. Local users can exploit this by manipulating flowlabels, triggering an infinite loop that causes a system hang or kernel oops. The vulnerability has a low severity CVSS score of 2.1, indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, leading to partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

2.1LOW

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.41%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
33.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0041 is in the 58th percentile among its peer group of 2,096 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 0.6 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-0:2.6.9-42.0.8.EL
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2006-5619Important

security flaw

Oct 31, 2006

References

lkml.org / lkml/2006/11/5/46
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2007-0014.html
secunia.com / advisories/22665
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/22754
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/23370
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/23384
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/23474
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/23593
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/23752
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/23997
secunia.com / advisories/24206
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/29970
issues.rpath.com / browse/RPL-760
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9311
support.avaya.com / elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-063.htm
kernel.org / git
mandriva.com / security/advisories
mandriva.com / security/advisories
mandriva.com / security/advisories
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html
securityfocus.com / archive/1/451097/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/20847
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-395-1
us.debian.org / security/2006/dsa-1233
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/4297
Vendor Advisory