CVE-2006-1528

Linux kernel before 2.6.13 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a dio transfer from the sg driver to memory mapped (mmap) IO space.

Published: 2006-05-18 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-1528 is rated Low Risk (32.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.44%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-1528

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 2026-06-15 0.09% 0.44% +0.35%
2 2023-07-14 0.04% 0.09% +0.05%
3 2023-03-07 0.04%

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-1528

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.9 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
3.9 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-1528

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-1528

vendor priority summary link
redhat high https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-1528
ubuntu medium CVE-2006-1528 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (linux-source-2.6.12), 1 status rows across 1 suites (upstream): needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2006-1528

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-1528

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
linux linux_kernel 2.6.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test1:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test10:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test11:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test2:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test3:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test4:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test5:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test6:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test7:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test8:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test9:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.1 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.1 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.1 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.2 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.2 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.2 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.2:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.2 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.2:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.3 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.3 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.3 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.3:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.3 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.3:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.3 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.3:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.4 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.4 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.4 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.4:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.4 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.4:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.5 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.5 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.5 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.5:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.5 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.5:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.6 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.6 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.6:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.6 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.6:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.6 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.6:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.7 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.7 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.7:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.7 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.7:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.7 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.7:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.8 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.8 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.8 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.8 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.8 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.8.1 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.8.1.5 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.8.1.5 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5:*:386:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.8.1.5 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5:*:686:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.8.1.5 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5:*:686_smp:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.8.1.5 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5:*:amd64:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.8.1.5 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5:*:amd64_k8:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.8.1.5 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5:*:amd64_k8_smp:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.8.1.5 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5:*:amd64_xeon:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.8.1.5 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5:*:k7:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.8.1.5 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5:*:k7_smp:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.8.1.5 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5:*:power3:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.8.1.5 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5:*:power3_smp:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.8.1.5 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5:*:power4:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.8.1.5 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5:*:power4_smp:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.8.1.5 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5:*:powerpc:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.8.1.5 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5:*:powerpc_smp:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.9 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.9 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.9:2.6.20:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.9 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.9:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.9 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.9:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.9 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.9:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.9 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.9:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.10 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.10 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.10:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.10 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.10:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.10 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.10:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.11 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.11 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.11 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.11 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.11 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.11 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.11 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.1 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.2 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-1528

URL Tags
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.33.1
http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%4043220081yu9ClBQNuqSSnW_9amW7iQ
http://marc.info/?l=linux-scsi&m=112540053711489&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/20237 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20716 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21045 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21179 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21498 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21555 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21745 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22082 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22093 Vendor Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-161.htm
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1183
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1184
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:123
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_42_kernel.html
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_47_kernel.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0493.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18101
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-302-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3330
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=168791
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28510
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11037
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