What is CVE-2006-7051?

CVE-2006-7051 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10. CVE-2006-7051 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-7051?

CVE-2006-7051 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-2006-7051?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2006-7051. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2006-7051 actively exploited?

CVE-2006-7051 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2006-7051

Medium

The sys_timer_create function in posix-timers.c for Linux kernel 2.6.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) and possibly bypass memory limits or cause other processes to be killed by creating a large number of posix timers, which are allocated in kernel memory but are not treated as part of the process' memory.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2007-02-24

Last modified 2026-04-23

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-2006-7051 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Securityreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2287
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/430278/30/5790/threaded
Exchange
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25712
Exploit-DB
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1657

Details

CVE ID CVE-2006-7051

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.9 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2007-02-24

Modified 2026-04-23

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2006-7051?

CVE-2006-7051 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10 . CVE-2006-7051 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-7051?

CVE-2006-7051 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-2006-7051?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2006-7051. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2006-7051 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2006-7051 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.