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CVE-2006-3741

The perfmonctl system call (sys_perfmonctl) in Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6 before 2.6.18, when...

4.9 Medium

CVE-2006-3741 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.9) in Linux Kernel, published October 9, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.44%, the 38th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
4.9 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
0.44%EPSS, 38th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

The perfmonctl system call (sys_perfmonctl) in Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6 before 2.6.18, when running on Itanium systems, does not properly track the reference count for file descriptors, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (file descriptor consumption).

Exploit likelihood

0.44%Down 1.1 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
kernel-source-2.6.8
Debian:3.1
From an advisory covering 9 CVEs
before 2.6.8-16sarge6, plus listed versions
2.6.8-162.6.8-16sarge12.6.8-16sarge22.6.8-16sarge32.6.8-16sarge42.6.8-16sarge5
2.6.8-16sarge6
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-hugemem
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-hugemem-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-largesmp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-largesmp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-smp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
kernel-smp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-hugemem
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-hugemem-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-largesmp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-largesmp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-smp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-smp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-hugemem
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-hugemem-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-largesmp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-largesmp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-smp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-smp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-hugemem
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-hugemem-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-largesmp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-largesmp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-smp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-smp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL

What each source reports

NVD Score used4.9

The perfmonctl system call (sys_perfmonctl) in Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6 before 2.6.18, when running on Itanium systems, does not properly track the reference count for file descriptors, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (file descriptor consumption).

Record
CVE-2006-3741
CVSS 2.0
4.9 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

The perfmonctl system call (sys_perfmonctl) in Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6 before 2.6.18, when running on Itanium systems, does not properly track the reference count for file descriptors, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (file descriptor consumption).

Record
CVE-2006-3741
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-3735No score

The perfmonctl system call (sys_perfmonctl) in Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6 before 2.6.18, when running on Itanium systems, does not properly track the reference count for file descriptors, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (file descriptor consumption).

Record
EUVD-2006-3735
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9v38-gv2r-2rvqNo score

The perfmonctl system call (sys_perfmonctl) in Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6 before 2.6.18, when...

The perfmonctl system call (sys_perfmonctl) in Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6 before 2.6.18, when running on Itanium systems, does not properly track the reference count for file descriptors, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (file descriptor consumption).

Record
GHSA-9v38-gv2r-2rvq
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
affected
aliasesEUVD
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