CVE catalog
CVE-2006-4538
kernel-source-2.6.8 - several
- Severity
- Unknown
- Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.42% · Oct 25, 2026
Linux kernel 2.6.17 and earlier, when running on IA64 or SPARC platforms, allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed ELF file that triggers memory maps that cross region boundaries. kernel: Local DoS with corrupted ELF
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | kernel-source-2.4.27 | 3.1 | 2.4.27-10 | vulnerable |
| Debian | kernel-source-2.4.27 | 3.1 | 2.4.27-10sarge1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | kernel-source-2.4.27 | 3.1 | 2.4.27-10sarge2 | vulnerable |
| Debian | kernel-source-2.4.27 | 3.1 | 2.4.27-10sarge3 | vulnerable |
| Debian | kernel-source-2.4.27 | 3.1 | 2.4.27-10sarge4 | vulnerable |
| Debian | kernel-source-2.4.27 | 3.1 | 2.4.27-10sarge5 | fixed |
| Debian | kernel-source-2.6.8 | 3.1 | 2.6.8-16 | vulnerable |
| Debian | kernel-source-2.6.8 | 3.1 | 2.6.8-16sarge1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | kernel-source-2.6.8 | 3.1 | 2.6.8-16sarge2 | vulnerable |
| Debian | kernel-source-2.6.8 | 3.1 | 2.6.8-16sarge3 | vulnerable |
| Debian | kernel-source-2.6.8 | 3.1 | 2.6.8-16sarge4 | vulnerable |
| Debian | kernel-source-2.6.8 | 3.1 | 2.6.8-16sarge5 | vulnerable |
| Debian | kernel-source-2.6.8 | 3.1 | 2.6.8-16sarge6 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | kernel-source-2.4.27 | deb | 3.1 | 2.4.27-10sarge5 | Not reported | DSA-1237-1 | Not reported |
| Debian | kernel-source-2.6.8 | deb | 3.1 | 2.6.8-16sarge6 | Not reported | DSA-1233-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
No matching packages in this catalog.
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