CVE-2006-2446 (GCVE-0-2006-2446)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2006-08-15 22:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 17:51
VLAI?
Summary
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.
Severity ?
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi… x_refsource_MISC
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1183 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
http://secunia.com/advisories/22082 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-05… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/def… vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
http://secunia.com/advisories/21465 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19475 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2… x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://secunia.com/advisories/22417 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/22093 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1184 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
Show details on NVD website
To clipboard 

{
  "containers": {
    "adp": [
      {
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2024-08-07T17:51:04.557Z",
          "orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "shortName": "CVE"
        },
        "references": [
          {
            "name": "MDKSA-2007:025",
            "tags": [
              "vendor-advisory",
              "x_refsource_MANDRIVA",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:025"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_MISC",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=192779"
          },
          {
            "name": "DSA-1183",
            "tags": [
              "vendor-advisory",
              "x_refsource_DEBIAN",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1183"
          },
          {
            "name": "22082",
            "tags": [
              "third-party-advisory",
              "x_refsource_SECUNIA",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/22082"
          },
          {
            "name": "RHSA-2006:0575",
            "tags": [
              "vendor-advisory",
              "x_refsource_REDHAT",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0575.html"
          },
          {
            "name": "oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9117",
            "tags": [
              "vdb-entry",
              "signature",
              "x_refsource_OVAL",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9117"
          },
          {
            "name": "21465",
            "tags": [
              "third-party-advisory",
              "x_refsource_SECUNIA",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/21465"
          },
          {
            "name": "19475",
            "tags": [
              "vdb-entry",
              "x_refsource_BID",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19475"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_CONFIRM",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-200.htm"
          },
          {
            "name": "22417",
            "tags": [
              "third-party-advisory",
              "x_refsource_SECUNIA",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/22417"
          },
          {
            "name": "22093",
            "tags": [
              "third-party-advisory",
              "x_refsource_SECUNIA",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/22093"
          },
          {
            "name": "DSA-1184",
            "tags": [
              "vendor-advisory",
              "x_refsource_DEBIAN",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1184"
          }
        ],
        "title": "CVE Program Container"
      }
    ],
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "product": "n/a",
          "vendor": "n/a",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "n/a"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "datePublic": "2006-08-10T00:00:00",
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "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."
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "description": "n/a",
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "text"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2017-10-10T00:57:01",
        "orgId": "53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749",
        "shortName": "redhat"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "name": "MDKSA-2007:025",
          "tags": [
            "vendor-advisory",
            "x_refsource_MANDRIVA"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:025"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_MISC"
          ],
          "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=192779"
        },
        {
          "name": "DSA-1183",
          "tags": [
            "vendor-advisory",
            "x_refsource_DEBIAN"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1183"
        },
        {
          "name": "22082",
          "tags": [
            "third-party-advisory",
            "x_refsource_SECUNIA"
          ],
          "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/22082"
        },
        {
          "name": "RHSA-2006:0575",
          "tags": [
            "vendor-advisory",
            "x_refsource_REDHAT"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0575.html"
        },
        {
          "name": "oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9117",
          "tags": [
            "vdb-entry",
            "signature",
            "x_refsource_OVAL"
          ],
          "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9117"
        },
        {
          "name": "21465",
          "tags": [
            "third-party-advisory",
            "x_refsource_SECUNIA"
          ],
          "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/21465"
        },
        {
          "name": "19475",
          "tags": [
            "vdb-entry",
            "x_refsource_BID"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19475"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_CONFIRM"
          ],
          "url": "http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-200.htm"
        },
        {
          "name": "22417",
          "tags": [
            "third-party-advisory",
            "x_refsource_SECUNIA"
          ],
          "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/22417"
        },
        {
          "name": "22093",
          "tags": [
            "third-party-advisory",
            "x_refsource_SECUNIA"
          ],
          "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/22093"
        },
        {
          "name": "DSA-1184",
          "tags": [
            "vendor-advisory",
            "x_refsource_DEBIAN"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1184"
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749",
    "assignerShortName": "redhat",
    "cveId": "CVE-2006-2446",
    "datePublished": "2006-08-15T22:00:00",
    "dateReserved": "2006-05-18T00:00:00",
    "dateUpdated": "2024-08-07T17:51:04.557Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.1",
  "vulnerability-lookup:meta": {
    "fkie_nvd": {
      "configurations": "[{\"nodes\": [{\"operator\": \"OR\", \"negate\": false, \"cpeMatch\": [{\"vulnerable\": true, \"criteria\": \"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.9:2.6.20:*:*:*:*:*:*\", \"matchCriteriaId\": \"1FC53528-A67F-42DF-B8DA-778A65893F9D\"}]}]}]",
      "descriptions": "[{\"lang\": \"en\", \"value\": \"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.\"}, {\"lang\": \"es\", \"value\": \"Condici\\u00f3n de carrera entre las funciones kfree_skb y __skb_unlink en el manejo de b\\u00fafer de socket del n\\u00facleo de Linux 2.6.9, y posiblemente otras versiones, permite a atacantes ermotos provocar una denegaci\\u00f3n de servicio  (ca\\u00edda), como se ha demostrado usando las pruebas de estr\\u00e9s TCP del conjunto de pruebas LTP.\"}]",
      "id": "CVE-2006-2446",
      "lastModified": "2024-11-21T00:11:20.340",
      "metrics": "{\"cvssMetricV2\": [{\"source\": \"nvd@nist.gov\", \"type\": \"Primary\", \"cvssData\": {\"version\": \"2.0\", \"vectorString\": \"AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C\", \"baseScore\": 5.4, \"accessVector\": \"NETWORK\", \"accessComplexity\": \"HIGH\", \"authentication\": \"NONE\", \"confidentialityImpact\": \"NONE\", \"integrityImpact\": \"NONE\", \"availabilityImpact\": \"COMPLETE\"}, \"baseSeverity\": \"MEDIUM\", \"exploitabilityScore\": 4.9, \"impactScore\": 6.9, \"acInsufInfo\": false, \"obtainAllPrivilege\": false, \"obtainUserPrivilege\": false, \"obtainOtherPrivilege\": false, \"userInteractionRequired\": false}]}",
      "published": "2006-08-15T22:04:00.000",
      "references": "[{\"url\": \"http://secunia.com/advisories/21465\", \"source\": \"secalert@redhat.com\"}, {\"url\": \"http://secunia.com/advisories/22082\", \"source\": \"secalert@redhat.com\"}, {\"url\": \"http://secunia.com/advisories/22093\", \"source\": \"secalert@redhat.com\"}, {\"url\": \"http://secunia.com/advisories/22417\", \"source\": \"secalert@redhat.com\"}, {\"url\": \"http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-200.htm\", \"source\": \"secalert@redhat.com\"}, {\"url\": \"http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1183\", \"source\": \"secalert@redhat.com\"}, {\"url\": \"http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1184\", \"source\": \"secalert@redhat.com\"}, {\"url\": \"http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:025\", \"source\": \"secalert@redhat.com\"}, {\"url\": \"http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0575.html\", \"source\": \"secalert@redhat.com\", \"tags\": [\"Patch\"]}, {\"url\": \"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19475\", \"source\": \"secalert@redhat.com\"}, {\"url\": \"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=192779\", \"source\": \"secalert@redhat.com\", \"tags\": [\"Patch\"]}, {\"url\": \"https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9117\", \"source\": \"secalert@redhat.com\"}, {\"url\": \"http://secunia.com/advisories/21465\", \"source\": \"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"}, {\"url\": \"http://secunia.com/advisories/22082\", \"source\": \"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"}, {\"url\": \"http://secunia.com/advisories/22093\", \"source\": \"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"}, {\"url\": \"http://secunia.com/advisories/22417\", \"source\": \"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"}, {\"url\": \"http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-200.htm\", \"source\": \"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"}, {\"url\": \"http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1183\", \"source\": \"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"}, {\"url\": \"http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1184\", \"source\": \"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"}, {\"url\": \"http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:025\", \"source\": \"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"}, {\"url\": \"http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0575.html\", \"source\": \"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\", \"tags\": [\"Patch\"]}, {\"url\": \"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19475\", \"source\": \"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"}, {\"url\": \"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=192779\", \"source\": \"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\", \"tags\": [\"Patch\"]}, {\"url\": \"https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9117\", \"source\": \"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"}]",
      "sourceIdentifier": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "vulnStatus": "Modified",
      "weaknesses": "[{\"source\": \"nvd@nist.gov\", \"type\": \"Primary\", \"description\": [{\"lang\": \"en\", \"value\": \"NVD-CWE-Other\"}]}]"
    },
    "nvd": "{\"cve\":{\"id\":\"CVE-2006-2446\",\"sourceIdentifier\":\"secalert@redhat.com\",\"published\":\"2006-08-15T22:04:00.000\",\"lastModified\":\"2025-04-03T01:03:51.193\",\"vulnStatus\":\"Deferred\",\"cveTags\":[],\"descriptions\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"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.\"},{\"lang\":\"es\",\"value\":\"Condici\u00f3n de carrera entre las funciones kfree_skb y __skb_unlink en el manejo de b\u00fafer de socket del n\u00facleo de Linux 2.6.9, y posiblemente otras versiones, permite a atacantes ermotos provocar una denegaci\u00f3n de servicio  (ca\u00edda), como se ha demostrado usando las pruebas de estr\u00e9s TCP del conjunto de pruebas LTP.\"}],\"metrics\":{\"cvssMetricV2\":[{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"2.0\",\"vectorString\":\"AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C\",\"baseScore\":5.4,\"accessVector\":\"NETWORK\",\"accessComplexity\":\"HIGH\",\"authentication\":\"NONE\",\"confidentialityImpact\":\"NONE\",\"integrityImpact\":\"NONE\",\"availabilityImpact\":\"COMPLETE\"},\"baseSeverity\":\"MEDIUM\",\"exploitabilityScore\":4.9,\"impactScore\":6.9,\"acInsufInfo\":false,\"obtainAllPrivilege\":false,\"obtainUserPrivilege\":false,\"obtainOtherPrivilege\":false,\"userInteractionRequired\":false}]},\"weaknesses\":[{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"description\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"NVD-CWE-Other\"}]}],\"configurations\":[{\"nodes\":[{\"operator\":\"OR\",\"negate\":false,\"cpeMatch\":[{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.9:2.6.20:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"1FC53528-A67F-42DF-B8DA-778A65893F9D\"}]}]}],\"references\":[{\"url\":\"http://secunia.com/advisories/21465\",\"source\":\"secalert@redhat.com\"},{\"url\":\"http://secunia.com/advisories/22082\",\"source\":\"secalert@redhat.com\"},{\"url\":\"http://secunia.com/advisories/22093\",\"source\":\"secalert@redhat.com\"},{\"url\":\"http://secunia.com/advisories/22417\",\"source\":\"secalert@redhat.com\"},{\"url\":\"http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-200.htm\",\"source\":\"secalert@redhat.com\"},{\"url\":\"http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1183\",\"source\":\"secalert@redhat.com\"},{\"url\":\"http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1184\",\"source\":\"secalert@redhat.com\"},{\"url\":\"http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:025\",\"source\":\"secalert@redhat.com\"},{\"url\":\"http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0575.html\",\"source\":\"secalert@redhat.com\",\"tags\":[\"Patch\"]},{\"url\":\"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19475\",\"source\":\"secalert@redhat.com\"},{\"url\":\"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=192779\",\"source\":\"secalert@redhat.com\",\"tags\":[\"Patch\"]},{\"url\":\"https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9117\",\"source\":\"secalert@redhat.com\"},{\"url\":\"http://secunia.com/advisories/21465\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"},{\"url\":\"http://secunia.com/advisories/22082\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"},{\"url\":\"http://secunia.com/advisories/22093\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"},{\"url\":\"http://secunia.com/advisories/22417\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"},{\"url\":\"http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-200.htm\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"},{\"url\":\"http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1183\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"},{\"url\":\"http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1184\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"},{\"url\":\"http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:025\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"},{\"url\":\"http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0575.html\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Patch\"]},{\"url\":\"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19475\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"},{\"url\":\"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=192779\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Patch\"]},{\"url\":\"https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9117\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"}]}}"
  }
}


Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.




Sightings

Author Source Type Date

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.



Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.