CVE - CVE-2006-2446

CVE-ID
CVE-2006-2446	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
Note: References are provided for the convenience of the reader to help distinguish between vulnerabilities. The list is not intended to be complete.
MISC:19475 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19475 MISC:21465 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/21465 MISC:22082 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/22082 MISC:22093 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/22093 MISC:22417 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/22417 MISC:DSA-1183 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1183 MISC:DSA-1184 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1184 MISC:MDKSA-2007:025 URL:~~http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:025~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:RHSA-2006:0575 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0575.html MISC:http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-200.htm URL:http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-200.htm MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=192779 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=192779 MISC:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9117 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9117
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20060518	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 (20060518)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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