CVE catalog
CVE-2006-5753
linux-2.6 - several vulnerabilities
- Severity
- Unknown
- Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.39% · Oct 25, 2026
Unspecified vulnerability in the listxattr system call in Linux kernel, when a "bad inode" is present, allows local users to cause a denial of service (data corruption) and possibly gain privileges via unknown vectors. kernel listxattr syscall can corrupt user space programs Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 is not vulnerable to this issue as it only affects x86_64 architectures. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch at release. The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
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 | vulnerable |
| Debian | kernel-source-2.4.27 | 3.1 | 2.4.27-10sarge6 | vulnerable |
| Debian | kernel-source-2.4.27 | 3.1 | 2.4.27-10sarge7 | fixed |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-12 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-12etch1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-12etch2 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-13 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-13etch1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | kernel-source-2.4.27 | deb | 3.1 | 2.4.27-10sarge7 | Not reported | DSA-1503-2 | Not reported |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | deb | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-13etch1 | Not reported | DSA-1356-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
No matching packages in this catalog.
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