Is CVE-2006-4093 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2006-4093 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2006-4093?

CVE-2006-4093 has a CVSS v2 base score of 4.9 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2006-4093?

CVE-2006-4093 has an EPSS score of 0.46% (37th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2006-4093?

Upgrade linux kernel to 2.6.17.9 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2006-4093

MEDIUM

4.9

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Linux kernel 2.x.6 before 2.6.17.9 and 2.4.x before 2.4.33.1 on PowerPC PPC970 systems allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) related to the "HID0 attention enable on PPC970 at boot time."

How to fix

Remediation Available

linux kernelNVD

Affected:>= 2.6.0, < 2.6.17.9Fixed in:2.6.17.9CVE-2006-4093derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.46%probability of exploitation in 30 days

37thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 37% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

securityfocus.com

Vendor Advisory2

Third-Party Advisory14

Other references6

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-16.