PT-2006-2526 · Linux · Linux Kernel

Marcel Holtmann · Published 2006-04-12 · Updated 2016-10-18 · CVE-2006-1523

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel version 2.6.16

Description: The issue is related to the improper use of BUG ON in the group complete signal function within the RCU signal handling (signal.c) in the Linux kernel. The impact and attack vectors of this issue are unknown.

Recommendations: For Linux kernel version 2.6.16, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-1523

DSA-1103

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

References · 9

• http://debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1103 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-1523 · Security Note
• http://novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-05-31.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=188604 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2554 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/20914 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/17640 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/20398 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=114476543426600&w=2 · Note