CVE-2006-0228

The RBAC functionality in grsecurity before 2.1.8 does not properly handle when the admin role creates a service and then exits the shell without unauthenticating, which causes the service to be restarted with the admin role still active.

Published: 2006-01-17 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-0228 is rated Low Risk (37.8/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.07%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-0228

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2023-03-07 0.95% 0.07% -0.88%
2 2022-02-04 — 0.95% —

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-0228

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-0228

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-0228

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
grsecurity grsecurity_kernel_patch 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:grsecurity:grsecurity_kernel_patch:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
grsecurity grsecurity_kernel_patch 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:grsecurity:grsecurity_kernel_patch:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
grsecurity grsecurity_kernel_patch 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:grsecurity:grsecurity_kernel_patch:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
grsecurity grsecurity_kernel_patch 2.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:grsecurity:grsecurity_kernel_patch:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
grsecurity grsecurity_kernel_patch 2.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:grsecurity:grsecurity_kernel_patch:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
grsecurity grsecurity_kernel_patch 2.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:grsecurity:grsecurity_kernel_patch:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
grsecurity grsecurity_kernel_patch 2.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:grsecurity:grsecurity_kernel_patch:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
grsecurity grsecurity_kernel_patch 2.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:grsecurity:grsecurity_kernel_patch:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
grsecurity grsecurity_kernel_patch 2.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:grsecurity:grsecurity_kernel_patch:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
grsecurity grsecurity_kernel_patch 2.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:grsecurity:grsecurity_kernel_patch:2.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-0228

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