# CVE-2006-1814: NetBSD 1.6, 2.0, 2.1 and 3.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) by using the sysctl system call to lock a l

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2006-04-18 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

NetBSD 1.6, 2.0, 2.1 and 3.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) by using the sysctl system call to lock a large buffer into physical memory.

## What to do

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## References

- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015909
- http://www.osvdb.org/24579
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25764
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17498
- ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2006-013.txt.asc
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19616

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