Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 15, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2006-2446
CVE-2006-2446
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.
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References
12- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0575.htmlnvdPatch
- bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvdPatch
- secunia.com/advisories/21465nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/22082nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/22093nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/22417nvd
- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-200.htmnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1183nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1184nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/19475nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9117nvd
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