Linux · Linux Kernel · CVE-2006-1857
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
openSUSE (affected versions not specified)
Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.16.17
**Description**
The issue involves multiple vulnerabilities in various packages of the openSUSE operating system, which can lead to a breach of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected information. These vulnerabilities can be exploited remotely. Additionally, a buffer overflow vulnerability in the SCTP protocol of the Linux kernel before version 2.6.16.17 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed HB-ACK chunk.
**Recommendations**
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.