CVE-2006-2446
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.4EPSS 3.4%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.4 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C- EPSS score
- 3.4% (89th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2006-2447)
- Published
- August 15, 2006
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-2447 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- linux / linux kernel
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21465
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22082
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22093
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22417
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-200.htm
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1183
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1184
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:025
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0575.html(Patch)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19475
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=192779(Patch)
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9117
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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