CVE-2006-1862: Linux Kernel

Medium severity, CVSS 4.9. EPSS: 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The virtual memory implementation in Linux kernel 2.6.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) by running lsof a large number of times in a way that produces a heavy system load.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: version 2.6.9 only

Published 2006-05-24. Last modified 2026-06-16.