FKIE_CVE-2006-5754
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2007-01-30 19:28 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:31
Severity
Summary
The aio_setup_ring function in Linux kernel does not properly initialize a variable, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via an unspecified error path that causes an incorrect free operation.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | * |
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