CVE-2006-0557

sys_mbind in mempolicy.c in Linux kernel 2.6.16 and earlier does not sanity check the maxnod variable before making certain computations for the get_nodes function, which has unknown impact and attack vectors.

• How can I get the fixes?
• What do statuses mean?

References

• MITRE
• NVD
• Launchpad
• Debian

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

• USN-281-1
• Linux kernel vulnerabilities
• 4 May 2006

Other references

• https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-0557