CVE-2006-3741

The perfmonctl system call (sys_perfmonctl) in Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6 before 2.6.18, when running on Itanium systems, does not properly track the reference…

published October 9, 2006

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
36.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The perfmonctl system call (sys_perfmonctl) in Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6 before 2.6.18, when running on Itanium systems, does not properly track the reference count for file descriptors, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (file descriptor consumption).

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00438 · 36.7th percentile
Published
2006-10-09T23:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 09 OCT 23:00Z
    The perfmonctl system call (sys_perfmonctl) in Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6 before 2.6.18, when running on Itanium systems, does not properly track the reference…
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