CVE-2006-5754

Medium

Description

The aio_setup_ring function in Linux kernel does not properly initialize a variable, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via an unspecified error path that causes an incorrect free operation.

SeverityMedium
CVSS4.9
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedJan 30, 2007
First seenJan 30, 2007

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernelv ≤ 2.6.11—

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