CVE-2006-2446
5.4 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
7.3 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.018 Low
EPSS
Percentile
88.2%
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.
Affected configurations
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux:linux_kernel | linux linux kernel | eq | 2.6.9 |
References
secunia.com/advisories/21465
secunia.com/advisories/22082
secunia.com/advisories/22093
secunia.com/advisories/22417
support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-200.htm
www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1183
www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1184
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:025
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0575.html
www.securityfocus.com/bid/19475
bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=192779
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9117
Related
5.4 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
7.3 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.018 Low
EPSS
Percentile
88.2%