What is CVE-2006-1862?

CVE-2006-1862 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10. CVE-2006-1862 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-1862?

CVE-2006-1862 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-2006-1862?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2006-1862. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2006-1862 actively exploited?

CVE-2006-1862 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2006-1862

Medium

The virtual memory implementation in Linux kernel 2.6.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) by running lsof a large number of times in a way that produces a heavy system load.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2006-05-24

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

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2006-1862 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Osvdb
http://osvdb.org/31663
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/20237
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/21745
Support
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-161.htm
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=189031

Exploit
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=189260
Oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9390
Kernel patch commit
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0493.html
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2006-1862

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.9 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2006-05-24

Modified 2026-04-16

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2006-1862?

CVE-2006-1862 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10 . CVE-2006-1862 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-1862?

CVE-2006-1862 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-2006-1862?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2006-1862. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2006-1862 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2006-1862 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.