What is CVE-2006-1525?

CVE-2006-1525 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10. CVE-2006-1525 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-1525?

CVE-2006-1525 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-2006-1525?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2006-1525 patch availability.

Is CVE-2006-1525 actively exploited?

CVE-2006-1525 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2006-1525

Medium

ip_route_input in Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.16.8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via a request for a route for a multicast IP address, which triggers a null dereference.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2006-04-19

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

Weakness type

CWE-399

CVE-2006-1525 is classified as CWE-399

See CWE-399 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

27 total

Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/19709

Patch Vendor Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/19735

Vendor Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/19955

Vendor Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/20157

Vendor Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/20237

Vendor Advisory

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2006-1525

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.9 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2006-04-19

Modified 2026-04-16

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2006-1525?

CVE-2006-1525 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10 . CVE-2006-1525 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-1525?

CVE-2006-1525 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-2006-1525?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2006-1525 patch availability.
Is CVE-2006-1525 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2006-1525 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.