PT-2007-1196 · Linux+1 · Linux Kernel+1

Published

2007-01-30

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Updated

2017-10-11

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CVE-2006-6535

CVSS v2.0

9.4

High

VectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel version 2.6
Description: The issue is related to the dev queue xmit function in the Linux kernel, which can fail before calling the local bh disable function. This could potentially lead to data corruption and node lockups. However, it is unclear whether this issue can be exploited.
Recommendations: For Linux kernel version 2.6, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-6535
DSA-1304
RHSA-2007:0014
RHSA-2007_0014

Affected Products

Linux Kernel
Red Hat