CVE-2006-6921: Linux Kernel

Low severity, CVSS 2.1. EPSS: 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Unspecified versions of the Linux kernel allow local users to cause a denial of service (unrecoverable zombie process) via a program with certain instructions that prevent init from properly reaping a child whose parent has died.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: version 2.6.20.1 only

Published 2007-01-12. Last modified 2026-06-16.