Is CVE-2006-5648 being actively exploited?

CVE-2006-5648 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-5648?

CVE-2006-5648 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2006-5648

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD

Ubuntu Linux 6.10 for the PowerPC (PPC) allows local users to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) by using the (1) sys_get_robust_list and (2) sys_set_robust_list functions to create processes that cannot be killed.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.5 (v3.1)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-400
EPSS score: 0.3% (26th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2006-5633)
Published: December 14, 2006
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-5633 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on April 3, 2025.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

ubuntu / ubuntu linux

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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