What is CVE-2006-0742?

CVE-2006-0742 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.6 out of 10. CVE-2006-0742 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-0742?

CVE-2006-0742 has a CVSS score of 4.6 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2006-0742?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2006-0742 patch availability.

Is CVE-2006-0742 actively exploited?

CVE-2006-0742 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2006-0742

Medium

The die_if_kernel function in arch/ia64/kernel/unaligned.c in Linux kernel 2.6.x before 2.6.15.6, possibly when compiled with certain versions of gcc, has the "noreturn" attribute set, which allows local users to cause a denial of service by causing user faults on Itanium systems.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2006-03-09

Last modified 2026-04-16

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

4.6

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:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

References

27 total

Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/19078

Patch Vendor Advisory
Patches
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060402-01-U
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/19220
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/19607
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/20398

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2006-0742

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.6 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2006-03-09

Modified 2026-04-16

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2006-0742?

CVE-2006-0742 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.6 out of 10 . CVE-2006-0742 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-0742?

CVE-2006-0742 has a CVSS score of 4.6 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2006-0742?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2006-0742 patch availability.
Is CVE-2006-0742 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2006-0742 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.