CVE-2006-4093
N/A
Published: August 21, 2006 at 09:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:28 PM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsLinux KernelDebian LinuxUbuntu Linux
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
Description
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."
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Ubuntu Linux· Canonicalrubygems
95%Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%2.4.0 ≤ v < 2.4.33.12.6.0 ≤ v < 2.6.17.9
Affected range stops below 2.4.33.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.6.17.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (23)
x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken LinkVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.33.1x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken LinkVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.17.9Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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