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CVE-2006-2446

5.4
Medium

CVE-2006-2446

secalert@redhat.com
Deferred

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.

Exploits

No known exploits found for this CVE.

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References

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http://secunia.com/advisories/21465
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http://secunia.com/advisories/22082
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http://secunia.com/advisories/22093
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http://secunia.com/advisories/22417
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http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1183
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http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1184
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19475