CVE - CVE-2006-1855

CVE-ID
CVE-2006-1855	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
choose_new_parent in Linux kernel before 2.6.11.12 includes certain debugging code, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) by causing certain circumstances involving termination of a parent process.
References
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MISC:18099 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18099 MISC:20237 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/20237 MISC:20716 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/20716 MISC:21179 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/21179 MISC:21745 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/21745 MISC:22093 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/22093 MISC:DSA-1184 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1184 MISC:RHSA-2006:0493 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0493.html MISC:SUSE-SA:2006:042 URL:http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_42_kernel.html MISC:USN-302-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-302-1 MISC:http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-161.htm URL:http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-161.htm MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=127302 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=127302 MISC:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11235 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11235
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20060419	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20060419)
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Comments (Legacy)

Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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