CVE-2006-2446
N/A
Published: August 15, 2006 at 10:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:25 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (12)
x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-200.htmVendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1183Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1184Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
Source: [email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:025Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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