CVE-2006-1860: Linux Kernel

Low severity, CVSS 2.1. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

lease_init in fs/locks.c in Linux kernel before 2.6.16.16 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (fcntl_setlease lockup) via actions that cause lease_init to free a lock that might not have been allocated on the stack.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: version 2.6.16.15 only

Published 2006-05-12. Last modified 2026-06-16.