Is CVE-2006-5158 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2006-5158 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2006-5158?

CVE-2006-5158 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2006-5158?

CVE-2006-5158 has an EPSS score of 3.47% (88th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2006-5158?

Upgrade linux kernel to 2.6.16 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2006-5158

HIGHEPSS 88th pctl

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-667

How to fix

Remediation Available

linux kernelNVD

Affected:< 2.6.16Fixed in:2.6.16CVE-2006-5158derived from NVD

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

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

3.47%probability of exploitation in 30 days

88thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 88% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Vendor Advisory4

Third-Party Advisory4

Mailing List1

marc.info

Other references4

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CVE-2009-2699	High	7.5	14%	-	Fix
CVE-2004-0174	High	7.5	12%	-	-
CVE-2009-4272	High	7.5	11%	-	-
CVE-2020-24606	High	8.6	5.2%	-	Fix

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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 2026-04-23.