What is CVE-2006-4093?

CVE-2006-4093 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10. CVE-2006-4093 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-4093?

CVE-2006-4093 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-2006-4093?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2006-4093 patch availability.

Is CVE-2006-4093 actively exploited?

CVE-2006-4093 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2006-4093

Medium

Linux kernel 2.x.6 before 2.6.17.9 and 2.4.x before 2.4.33.1 on PowerPC PPC970 systems allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) related to the "HID0 attention enable on PPC970 at boot time."

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2006-08-21

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

23 total

Kernel.org
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.33.1

Broken Link Vendor Advisory
Kernel.org
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.17.9

Broken Link Vendor Advisory
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19615

Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/21563

Third Party Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/21695

Third Party Advisory

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2006-4093

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.9 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2006-08-21

Modified 2026-04-16

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2006-4093?

CVE-2006-4093 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10 . CVE-2006-4093 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-4093?

CVE-2006-4093 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-2006-4093?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2006-4093 patch availability.
Is CVE-2006-4093 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2006-4093 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.