CVE catalog

CVE-2006-4814

kernel-source-2.6.8 - several

[CVE catalog]

Severity
Unknown
Published
Updated
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
1.04% · Oct 25, 2026

The mincore function in the Linux kernel before 2.4.33.6 does not properly lock access to user space, which has unspecified impact and attack vectors, possibly related to a deadlock. kernel Race condition in mincore can cause "ps -ef" to hang Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

DistributionPackageReleaseVersionStatus
Debiankernel-source-2.4.273.12.4.27-10vulnerable
Debiankernel-source-2.4.273.12.4.27-10sarge1vulnerable
Debiankernel-source-2.4.273.12.4.27-10sarge2vulnerable
Debiankernel-source-2.4.273.12.4.27-10sarge3vulnerable
Debiankernel-source-2.4.273.12.4.27-10sarge4vulnerable
Debiankernel-source-2.4.273.12.4.27-10sarge5vulnerable
Debiankernel-source-2.4.273.12.4.27-10sarge6vulnerable
Debiankernel-source-2.4.273.12.4.27-10sarge7fixed
Debiankernel-source-2.6.83.12.6.8-16vulnerable
Debiankernel-source-2.6.83.12.6.8-16sarge1vulnerable
Debiankernel-source-2.6.83.12.6.8-16sarge2vulnerable
Debiankernel-source-2.6.83.12.6.8-16sarge3vulnerable
Debiankernel-source-2.6.83.12.6.8-16sarge4vulnerable
Debiankernel-source-2.6.83.12.6.8-16sarge5vulnerable
Debiankernel-source-2.6.83.12.6.8-16sarge6vulnerable
Debiankernel-source-2.6.83.12.6.8-16sarge7fixed

Fixed-version evidence

DistributionPackageTypeReleaseFixed versionUrgencyOriginBugs
Debiankernel-source-2.4.27deb3.12.4.27-10sarge7Not reportedDSA-1503-2Not reported
Debiankernel-source-2.6.8deb3.12.6.8-16sarge7Not reportedDSA-1304-1Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

No matching packages in this catalog.

Observed:

References

[FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]