Vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux
CVE-2006-4342
The kernel in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, when running on SMP systems, allows local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) by running the shmat function on an shm at the same time that shmctl is removing that shm (IPC_RMID), which prevents a spinlock from being unlocked.
EPSS: 0.004 (31.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Redhat Enterprise_linux — versions 3.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT-VN, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (Broken Link, x_refsource_OVAL, signature, vdb-entry)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2006-4342?
- CVE-2006-4342 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux, classified under Improper Locking. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2006-10-17.
- How severe is CVE-2006-4342?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.