CVE-2006-5158

HIGHNVD 7.57.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: LOW) published 2022-05-01. NVD baseline CVSS 7.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
7.5
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 3%CVSS: 7.5Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

The nlmclnt_mark_reclaim in clntlock.c in NFS lockd in Linux kernel before 2.6.16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process crash) and deny access to NFS exports via unspecified vectors that trigger a kernel oops (null dereference) and a deadlock.

CVSS v3
7.5
EG Score
7.5(medium)
EPSS
87.7%
KEV
Not listed

Published

October 5, 2006

Last Modified

April 23, 2026

Advisory Details (8)

Auto-updated Apr 29, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
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ASA-2007-287 (RHSA-2007-0488)

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-287.htm
generic

About Secunia Research | Flexera

http://secunia.com/advisories/26289
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About Secunia Research | Flexera

http://secunia.com/advisories/25838
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About Secunia Research | Flexera

http://secunia.com/advisories/23752
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About Secunia Research | Flexera

http://secunia.com/advisories/23384
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About Secunia Research | Flexera

http://secunia.com/advisories/23361
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0488.html
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'Re: lockd: couldn't create RPC handle for (host)' - MARC

http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=113494474208973&w=2

Patch Availability(2)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulinux-image-2.6.17-10-server (2.6.17.1-10.34) @ edgy2026-05-31ubuntu
redhatkernel-0:2.6.9-55.0.2.EL2007-06-25redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

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Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2006-5158?
CVE-2006-5158 is a high vulnerability published on October 5, 2006. The nlmclntmarkreclaim in clntlock.c in NFS lockd in Linux kernel before 2.6.16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process crash) and deny access to NFS exports via unspecified vectors that trigger a kernel oops (null dereference) and a deadlock.
When was CVE-2006-5158 disclosed?
CVE-2006-5158 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on October 5, 2006, with the most recent update on April 23, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2006-5158 actively exploited?
CVE-2006-5158 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 87.7% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2006-5158?
CVE-2006-5158 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2006-5158?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2006-5158, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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