VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2006-4535
The Linux kernel 2.6.17.10 and 2.6.17.11 and 2.6.18-rc5 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via an SCTP socket with a certain SO_LINGER value, possibly related to the patch for CVE-2006-3745.
MEDIUM 4.9EPSS 0.45%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.45%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The Linux kernel 2.6.17.10 and 2.6.17.11 and 2.6.18-rc5 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via an SCTP socket with a certain SO_LINGER value, possibly related to the patch for CVE-2006-3745. NOTE: older kernel versions for specific Linux distributions are also affected, due to backporting of the CVE-2006-3745 patch.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.45% probability · 38th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21945Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21967Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22082Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22093Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22292Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22382
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22945
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016992
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-249.htm
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1183
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1184
- http://www.mail-archive.com/kernel-svn-changes%40lists.alioth.debian.org/msg02314.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:182
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:025
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0689.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20087
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-347-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=204460
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29011
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10530
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21945Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21967Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22082Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22093Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22292Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22382
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22945
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016992
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-249.htm
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1183
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.