{"cve":"CVE-2006-6921","nvd":{"published":"2007-01-12T23:28:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:34:03.197","status":"Modified","description":"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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["http://secunia.com/advisories/27436","http://secunia.com/advisories/27747","http://secunia.com/advisories/29236","http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-474.htm","http://uwsg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0612.2/0980.html"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:44:49.019236172+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2006-6921","score":0.00479,"percentile":0.41401,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}