CVE-2006-1855

choose_new_parent in Linux kernel before 2.6.11.12 includes certain debugging code, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) by causing certain circumstances involving termination of a parent process.

CVSS v2.0 2.1 LOW

2.1^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/20237
http://secunia.com/advisories/20716
http://secunia.com/advisories/21179
http://secunia.com/advisories/21745
http://secunia.com/advisories/22093
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-161.htm
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1184
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_42_kernel.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0493.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18099
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-302-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=127302
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11235

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.8:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.9:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.10:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.11:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2006-05-18 19:06

Updated : 2017-10-11 01:30

NVD link : CVE-2006-1855

Mitre link : CVE-2006-1855

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2006-1855

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

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