Vulnerability in Linux Kernel

CVE-2006-0039

Race condition in the do_add_counters function in netfilter for Linux kernel 2.6.16 allows local users with CAP_NET_ADMIN capabilities to read kernel memory by triggering the race condition in a way that produces a size value that is inconsistent with allocated memory, which leads to a buffer over-read in IPT_ENTRY_ITERATE.

Vulnerability class: Race Condition

EPSS: 0.003 (21.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.