CVE-2006-1859
Memory leak in __setlease in fs/locks.c in Linux kernel before 2.6.16.16 allows attackers to...
Memory leak in __setlease in fs/locks.c in Linux kernel before 2.6.16.16 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via unspecified actions related to an "uninitialised return value," aka "slab leak."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Memory leak in __setlease in fs/locks.c in Linux kernel before 2.6.16.16 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via unspecified actions related to an "uninitialised return value," aka "slab leak."
- Record
CVE-2006-1859- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Memory leak in __setlease in fs/locks.c in Linux kernel before 2.6.16.16 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via unspecified actions related to an "uninitialised return value," aka "slab leak."
- Record
CVE-2006-1859- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-1859 No score
Memory leak in __setlease in fs/locks.c in Linux kernel before 2.6.16.16 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via unspecified actions related to an "uninitialised return value," aka "slab leak."
- Record
EUVD-2006-1859- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4448-cvwr-2w8h No score
Memory leak in __setlease in fs/locks.c in Linux kernel before 2.6.16.16 allows attackers to...
Memory leak in __setlease in fs/locks.c in Linux kernel before 2.6.16.16 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via unspecified actions related to an "uninitialised return value," aka "slab leak."
- Record
GHSA-4448-cvwr-2w8h- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBELL-CVE-2006-1859
CVE-2006-1859 does not affect BellSoft software
- Record
BELL-CVE-2006-1859- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-1859 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Linux Kernel, published May 12, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.46%, the 40th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
trustix.org/errata/2006/0028
novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_42_kernel.html
secunia.com/advisories/20716
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26438
ubuntu.com/usn/usn-302-1
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:123
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kernel.org/git?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.16.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1f0e637c94a9b041833947c79110d6c02fff8618
securityfocus.com/bid/18033
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1767
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-1859
github.com/advisories/GHSA-4448-cvwr-2w8h
docs.bell-sw.com/security/cves/CVE-2006-1859