CVE-2006-2446

MediumCVSS 5.4/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Race condition between the kfree_skb and __skb_unlink functions in the socket buffer handling in Linux kernel 2.6.9, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash), as demonstrated using the TCP stress tests from the LTP test suite.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 5.4/10AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Aug 15, 2006
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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