CVE-2006-2446

Published Aug 15, 2006

Last updated 7 years ago

Overview

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.
Source: secalert@redhat.com
NVD status: Modified

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 5.4
Impact score: 6.9
Exploitability score: 4.9
Vector string: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-Other

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.9:2.6.20:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "1FC53528-A67F-42DF-B8DA-778A65893F9D"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References