CVE-2006-2275: canonical ubuntu_linux Improper Locking
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2006-2275 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Improper Locking vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 3.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89.4% of scored vulnerabilities.
Severe, CVSS 7.5 (NVD); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources; EPSS 4% (FIRST, 03-11-2026)
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1Timeline
- 09-05-2006PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Linux SCTP (lksctp) before 2.6.17 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (deadlock) via a large number of small messages to a receiver application that cannot process the messages quickly enough, which leads to "spillover of the receive buffer."
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 1 source · 2 versionsEPSS trend
Probability
3.60%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
89%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 3.60% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL5.04 | 5.10 | 6.06
Lksctp1 product
2 vendors · 2 products
References
11 links- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11295VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVALBroken Link