Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2006-2445
Race condition in run_posix_cpu_timers in Linux kernel before 2.6.16.21 allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG_ON crash) by causing one CPU to attach a timer to a process that is exiting.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (29.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 29th percentile — 29.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel — versions 2.6.0, 2.6.1, 2.6.2
References
- secunia.com/advisories/20703 (third-party-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2451 (vdb-entry)
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_42_kernel.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438168/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.osvdb.org/26947 (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27380 (vdb-entry)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0037 (vendor-advisory)