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CVE-2006-1862

MEDIUM CVSS: 4.9 Published: 2006-05-24 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

The virtual memory implementation in Linux kernel 2.6.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) by running lsof a large number of times in a way that produces a heavy system load.

Affected Platforms

Linux Linux Kernel

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References