Upstream information

CVE-2006-0456 at MITRE

Description

The strnlen_user function in Linux kernel before 2.6.16 on IBM S/390 can return an incorrect value, which allows local users to cause a denial of service via unknown vectors.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently not rated by SUSE as it is not affecting the SUSE Enterprise products.

CVSS v2 Scores
CVSS detail National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 2.1
Vector AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
SUSE Bugzilla entries: 152440 [CLOSED / FIXED], 154359 [RESOLVED / DUPLICATE]

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SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Fri Jun 28 01:31:43 2013
CVE page last modified: Mon Oct 6 18:14:44 2025