FKIE_CVE-2006-6535

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2007-01-30 19:28 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:33
Severity
Summary
The dev_queue_xmit function in Linux kernel 2.6 can fail before calling the local_bh_disable function, which could lead to data corruption and "node lockups." NOTE: it is not clear whether this issue is exploitable.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/gnupatch%404186e5bfgUOMBbA6xFaY0_z84kaURw
cve@mitre.orghttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0014.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/23997
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/24206
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/25683
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/25714
cve@mitre.orghttp://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-063.htm
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1304
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_35_kernel.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22317
cve@mitre.orghttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11679
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/gnupatch%404186e5bfgUOMBbA6xFaY0_z84kaURw
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0014.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/23997
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/24206
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/25683
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/25714
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-063.htm
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1304
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_35_kernel.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22317
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11679
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
linux linux_kernel 2.6.0

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