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ID CVE-2006-1855
Summary choose_new_parent in Linux kernel before 2.6.11.12 includes certain debugging code, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) by causing certain circumstances involving termination of a parent process.
References
Vulnerable Configurations
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS
Base: 2.1 (as of 11-10-2017 - 01:30)
Impact:
Exploitability:
CWE NVD-CWE-Other
CAPEC
Access
VectorComplexityAuthentication
LOCAL LOW NONE
Impact
ConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
NONE NONE PARTIAL
cvss-vector via4 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
oval via4
accepted 2013-04-29T04:12:34.811-04:00
class vulnerability
contributors
  • name Aharon Chernin
    organization SCAP.com, LLC
  • name Dragos Prisaca
    organization G2, Inc.
definition_extensions
  • comment The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11831
  • comment CentOS Linux 4.x
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16636
  • comment Oracle Linux 4.x
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15990
description choose_new_parent in Linux kernel before 2.6.11.12 includes certain debugging code, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) by causing certain circumstances involving termination of a parent process.
family unix
id oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11235
status accepted
submitted 2010-07-09T03:56:16-04:00
title choose_new_parent in Linux kernel before 2.6.11.12 includes certain debugging code, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) by causing certain circumstances involving termination of a parent process.
version 29
redhat via4
advisories
rhsa
id RHSA-2006:0493
rpms
  • kernel-0:2.6.9-34.0.1.EL
  • kernel-debuginfo-0:2.6.9-34.0.1.EL
  • kernel-devel-0:2.6.9-34.0.1.EL
  • kernel-doc-0:2.6.9-34.0.1.EL
  • kernel-hugemem-0:2.6.9-34.0.1.EL
  • kernel-hugemem-devel-0:2.6.9-34.0.1.EL
  • kernel-largesmp-0:2.6.9-34.0.1.EL
  • kernel-largesmp-devel-0:2.6.9-34.0.1.EL
  • kernel-smp-0:2.6.9-34.0.1.EL
  • kernel-smp-devel-0:2.6.9-34.0.1.EL
refmap via4
bid 18099
confirm http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-161.htm
debian DSA-1184
misc https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=127302
secunia
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suse SUSE-SA:2006:042
ubuntu USN-302-1
Last major update 11-10-2017 - 01:30
Published 18-05-2006 - 19:06
Last modified 11-10-2017 - 01:30
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