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…

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.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.45% · top 61% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.9.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-399 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-399 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (20)

• MDKSA-2007:025 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• http://www.mail-archive.com/kernel-svn-changes%40lists.alioth.debian.org/msg02314.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• DSA-1183 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• 22292 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• RHSA-2006:0689 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=204460 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• 22082 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 21945 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20087 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• MDKSA-2006:182 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• kernel-sctp-dos(29011) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• 22382 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 21967 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• USN-347-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-249.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 1016992 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10530 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 22945 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 22093 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• DSA-1184 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 19:14 UTC.