VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2006-1855
choose_new_parent in Linux kernel before 2.6.11.12 includes certain debugging code, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) by causing certain circumstances involving termination of a parent process.
LOW 2.1EPSS 0.41%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.41%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
choose_new_parent in Linux kernel before 2.6.11.12 includes certain debugging code, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) by causing certain circumstances involving termination of a parent process.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.41% probability · 35th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20237
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20716
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21179
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21745
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22093
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-161.htm
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1184
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_42_kernel.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0493.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18099
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-302-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=127302
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11235
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20237
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20716
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21179
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21745
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22093
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-161.htm
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1184
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_42_kernel.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0493.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18099
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-302-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=127302
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11235
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.