CVE-2006-5754: Linux Kernel

Medium severity, CVSS 4.9. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The aio_setup_ring function in Linux kernel does not properly initialize a variable, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via an unspecified error path that causes an incorrect free operation.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: up to and including 2.6.11

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