SB2006081601 - Race condition in Linux kernel

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SB2006081601 - Race condition in Linux kernel

Published: August 16, 2006

Security Bulletin ID SB2006081601
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2006-2446)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

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.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References