CVE-2006-2446

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 3
Modified
Published: 15 Aug 2006, 22:00
Last modified:07 Aug 2024, 17:51

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
22/100
CVSS Score
5.4 MEDIUM
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
1.94% LOW
2% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

15 Aug 2006, 22:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
07 Aug 2024, 17:51
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 5.4AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 1.94%• Percentile: 84%

Affected Systems

  • linux•linux_kernel

    2.6.9:2.6.20

References (12)