CVE-2006-1855

LowCVSS 2.1/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 2.1/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected software

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References

Timeline

Published
May 18, 2006
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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