What is CVE-2006-0557?

CVE-2006-0557 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10. CVE-2006-0557 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-0557?

CVE-2006-0557 has a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2006-0557?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2006-0557 patch availability.

Is CVE-2006-0557 actively exploited?

CVE-2006-0557 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2006-0557

Medium

sys_mbind in mempolicy.c in Linux kernel 2.6.16 and earlier does not sanity check the maxnod variable before making certain computations for the get_nodes function, which has unknown impact and attack vectors.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2006-03-12

Last modified 2026-04-16

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

4.9

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Vector string

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

References

18 total

Lkml
http://lkml.org/lkml/2006/2/27/355
Red Hat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2007-0304.html
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/19955
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/20398
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/20914

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2006-0557

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.9 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2006-03-12

Modified 2026-04-16

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2006-0557?

CVE-2006-0557 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10 . CVE-2006-0557 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-0557?

CVE-2006-0557 has a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2006-0557?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2006-0557 patch availability.
Is CVE-2006-0557 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2006-0557 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.