What is CVE-2006-1066?

CVE-2006-1066 is a Low severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 1.2 out of 10. CVE-2006-1066 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-1066?

CVE-2006-1066 has a CVSS score of 1.2 out of 10, rated Low severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2006-1066?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2006-1066 patch availability.

Is CVE-2006-1066 actively exploited?

CVE-2006-1066 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2006-1066

Low

Linux kernel 2.6.16-rc2 and earlier, when running on x86_64 systems with preemption enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (oops) via multiple ptrace tasks that perform single steps, which can cause corruption of the DEBUG_STACK stack during the do_debug function call.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2006-03-27

Last modified 2026-04-16

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

1.2

out of 10

Low

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

Vector string

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

References

9 total

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

Patch Vendor Advisory
Debian Security
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017

Vendor Advisory
Osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/24098

Patch
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17216

Patch
Marc
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=113932292516359&w=2

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2006-1066

Severity Low

CVSS score 1.2 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2006-03-27

Modified 2026-04-16

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2006-1066?

CVE-2006-1066 is a Low severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 1.2 out of 10 . CVE-2006-1066 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-1066?

CVE-2006-1066 has a CVSS score of 1.2 out of 10, rated Low severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2006-1066?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2006-1066 patch availability.
Is CVE-2006-1066 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2006-1066 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.