CVE-2006-5753: Linux Kernel

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Unspecified vulnerability in the listxattr system call in Linux kernel, when a "bad inode" is present, allows local users to cause a denial of service (data corruption) and possibly gain privileges via unknown vectors.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: version 2.6.20.1 only
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux: version 4.0 only
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop: version 4.0 only

Published 2007-01-30. Last modified 2026-06-16.