VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2006-2445
Race condition in run_posix_cpu_timers in Linux kernel before 2.6.16.21 allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG_ON crash) by causing one CPU to attach a timer to a process that is exiting.
MEDIUM 4.0EPSS 0.38%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.38%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Race condition in run_posix_cpu_timers in Linux kernel before 2.6.16.21 allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG_ON crash) by causing one CPU to attach a timer to a process that is exiting.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.38% probability · 31th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=115015841413687
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20703
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20831
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20991
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21045
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21179
- http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=30f1e3dd8c72abda343bcf415f7d8894a02b4290
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.21
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:123
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:151
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_42_kernel.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/26947
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438168/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18615
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0037
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-311-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2451
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27380
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=115015841413687
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20703
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20831
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20991
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21045
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21179
- http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=30f1e3dd8c72abda343bcf415f7d8894a02b4290
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.21
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:123
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:151
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_42_kernel.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/26947
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.