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title: "CVE-2006-0095\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2006-0095

Publication date 6 January 2006

Last updated 17 July 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

dm-crypt in Linux kernel 2.6.15 and earlier does not clear a structure
before it is freed, which leads to a memory disclosure that could allow
local users to obtain sensitive information about a cryptographic key.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| linux-source-2.6.15 | 7.04 feisty | Not in release |
| 6.10 edgy | Not in release |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Fixed 2.6.15-29.58 |
| linux-source-2.6.17 | 7.04 feisty | Not in release |
| 6.10 edgy | Fixed 2.6.17.1-12.40 |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-0095)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-0095)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2006-0095)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-0095)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-244-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-244-1)
+ Linux kernel vulnerabilities
+ 18 January 2006

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-0095>
