Resource management errors in Linux kernel - CVE-2006-6921
Published: January 13, 2007 / Updated: October 11, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU99777
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2006-6921
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform service disruption.
Unspecified versions of the Linux kernel allow local users to cause a denial of service (unrecoverable zombie process) via a program with certain instructions that prevent init from properly reaping a child whose parent has died.
How to mitigate CVE-2006-6921
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27436
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27747
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29236
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-474.htm
- http://uwsg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0612.2/0980.html
- http://uwsg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0612.2/1021.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0939.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0154.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10834