PT-2007-1502 · Linux · Linux Kernel

Alexander Schulze + 1 · Published 2007-11-15 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2006-7229

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel version 2.6.15

Description The issue is related to the improper use of spin lock and spin unlock functions in the skge driver. This can be exploited by remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in a machine crash, by flooding the network with traffic.

Recommendations For Linux kernel version 2.6.15, consider applying a patch that properly implements the spin lock and spin unlock functions in the skge driver to prevent denial of service attacks.

Fix

Resource Exhaustion

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-399

CWE-400

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-7229

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

References · 5

• http://secunia.com/advisories/28971 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-7229 · Security Note
• http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-578-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.15/+bug/65631 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/26511 · Note