CVE-2006-2936

N/A
Published: July 10, 2006 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: September 23, 2026 at 03:08 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%

Description

The ftdi_sio driver (usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c) in Linux kernel 2.6.x up to 2.6.17, and possibly later versions, allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by writing more data to the serial port than the hardware can handle, which causes the data to be queued.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (30)

Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20703
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21057
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21298
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21605
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21614
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21934
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22093
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22174

CVSS

Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
COMPLETE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-399

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