CVE-2006-6535
HIGH · CVSS 9.4EPSS 2.8%EU EUVD
The dev_queue_xmit function in Linux kernel 2.6 can fail before calling the local_bh_disable function, which could lead to data corruption and "node lockups." NOTE: it is not clear whether this issue is exploitable.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 9.4 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C- EPSS score
- 2.8% (86th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2006-6518)
- Published
- January 30, 2007
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-6518 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://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/gnupatch%404186e5bfgUOMBbA6xFaY0_z84kaURw
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0014.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23997
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24206
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25683
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25714
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-063.htm
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1304
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_35_kernel.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22317
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11679
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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