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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 4.9/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:CWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
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
- 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
Timeline
- Published
- Sep 19, 2006
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified