7.8

CVE-2006-2271: lksctp

Modified
Published 09-05-2006Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2006-2271 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in lksctp. EPSS estimates a 4.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 7.8, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
4.44%
0%100%
Low · +0.10 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 3
DSA-1097-1DSA-1103RHSA-2006:0493

Timeline

  1. 09-05-2006
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The ECNE chunk handling in Linux SCTP (lksctp) before 2.6.17 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via an unexpected chunk when the session is in CLOSED state.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

4.44%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

91%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Increase +0.10 pp

From 4.34% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Lksctp1 product
  • lksctp2.6.0_test1_0.7.2 | 2.6.0_test4_0.7.3 | 2.6.2_0.9.0 | 2.6.3_1.0.0 | 2.6.6_1.0.1 | 2.6.10_1.0.2 | 2.6.13_1.0.3 | 2.6.14_1.0.4 | 2.6.15_1.0.5 | 2.6.16_1.0.6

1 vendor · 1 product

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