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ID CVE-2006-2446
Summary Race condition between the kfree_skb and __skb_unlink functions in the socket buffer handling in Linux kernel 2.6.9, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash), as demonstrated using the TCP stress tests from the LTP test suite.
References
Vulnerable Configurations
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.9:2.6.20:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.9:2.6.20:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS
Base: 5.4 (as of 11-10-2017 - 01:30)
Impact:
Exploitability:
CWE NVD-CWE-Other
CAPEC
Access
VectorComplexityAuthentication
NETWORK HIGH NONE
Impact
ConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
NONE NONE COMPLETE
cvss-vector via4 AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
oval via4
accepted 2013-04-29T04:18:17.249-04:00
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 Race condition between the kfree_skb and __skb_unlink functions in the socket buffer handling in Linux kernel 2.6.9, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash), as demonstrated using the TCP stress tests from the LTP test suite.
family unix
id oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9117
status accepted
submitted 2010-07-09T03:56:16-04:00
title Race condition between the kfree_skb and __skb_unlink functions in the socket buffer handling in Linux kernel 2.6.9, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash), as demonstrated using the TCP stress tests from the LTP test suite.
version 29
redhat via4
advisories
rhsa
id RHSA-2006:0575
rpms
  • kernel-0:2.6.9-42.EL
  • kernel-debuginfo-0:2.6.9-42.EL
  • kernel-devel-0:2.6.9-42.EL
  • kernel-doc-0:2.6.9-42.EL
  • kernel-hugemem-0:2.6.9-42.EL
  • kernel-hugemem-devel-0:2.6.9-42.EL
  • kernel-largesmp-0:2.6.9-42.EL
  • kernel-largesmp-devel-0:2.6.9-42.EL
  • kernel-smp-0:2.6.9-42.EL
  • kernel-smp-devel-0:2.6.9-42.EL
refmap via4
bid 19475
confirm http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-200.htm
debian
  • DSA-1183
  • DSA-1184
mandriva MDKSA-2007:025
misc https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=192779
secunia
  • 21465
  • 22082
  • 22093
  • 22417
Last major update 11-10-2017 - 01:30
Published 15-08-2006 - 22:04
Last modified 11-10-2017 - 01:30
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