CVE-2006-4342
MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: October 17, 2006 at 05:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:28 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorEnterprise Linux
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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
The kernel in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, when running on SMP systems, allows local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) by running the shmat function on an shm at the same time that shmctl is removing that shm (IPC_RMID), which prevents a spinlock from being unlocked.
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:
Patch and advisory references
References (7)
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/22497Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/23064x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-254.htmThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
Source: [email protected]
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/245984Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0710.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue Tracking
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=205618VDB EntrySignaturex_refsource_OVALBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9649CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-667
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