What is CVE-2006-5871?

CVE-2006-5871 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.1 out of 10. CVE-2006-5871 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-5871?

CVE-2006-5871 has a CVSS score of 4.1 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2006-5871?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2006-5871. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2006-5871 actively exploited?

CVE-2006-5871 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2006-5871

Medium

smbfs in Linux kernel 2.6.8 and other versions, and 2.4.x before 2.4.34, when UNIX extensions are enabled, ignores certain mount options, which could cause clients to use server-specified uid, gid and mode settings.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2006-12-11

Last modified 2026-04-23

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

4.1

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Vector string

AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2006-5871 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/23361
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/23370
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/23395
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/25683
Debian Security
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1233
Novell
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_35_kernel.html
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21523
Debian Security
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1237
Oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10171

Details

CVE ID CVE-2006-5871

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.1 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2006-12-11

Modified 2026-04-23

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2006-5871?

CVE-2006-5871 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.1 out of 10 . CVE-2006-5871 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-5871?

CVE-2006-5871 has a CVSS score of 4.1 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2006-5871?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2006-5871. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2006-5871 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2006-5871 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.