What is CVE-2006-0096?

CVE-2006-0096 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2 out of 10. CVE-2006-0096 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-0096?

CVE-2006-0096 has a CVSS score of 7.2 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2006-0096?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2006-0096. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2006-0096 actively exploited?

CVE-2006-0096 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2006-0096

High

wan/sdla.c in Linux kernel 2.6.x before 2.6.11 and 2.4.x before 2.4.29 does not require the CAP_SYS_RAWIO privilege for an SDLA firmware upgrade, with unknown impact and local attack vectors. NOTE: further investigation suggests that this issue requires root privileges to exploit, since it is protected by CAP_NET_ADMIN; thus it might not be a vulnerability, although capabilities provide finer distinctions between privilege levels.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2006-01-06

Last modified 2026-04-16

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

7.2

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Availability

Vector string

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

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2006-0096 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Linux
http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.4/cset%401.1448.91.23?nav=index.html%7Csrc/%7Csrc/drivers%7Csrc/drivers/net%7Csrc/drivers/net/wan%7Crelated/drivers/net/wan/sdla.c
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/18527

Vendor Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/18977

Vendor Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/19374

Vendor Advisory
Debian Security
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017
Kernel.org
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/tglx/history.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=0f1d4813a4a65296e1131f320a60741732bc068f
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16304
Wwwnew
http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:044
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/244-1/

Details

CVE ID CVE-2006-0096

Severity High

CVSS score 7.2 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2006-01-06

Modified 2026-04-16

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2006-0096?

CVE-2006-0096 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2 out of 10 . CVE-2006-0096 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-0096?

CVE-2006-0096 has a CVSS score of 7.2 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2006-0096?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2006-0096. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2006-0096 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2006-0096 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.