Race condition between the kfree_skb and __skb_unlink functions in the socket buffer handling in Linux kernel 2.6.9, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash), as demonstrated using the TCP stress tests from the LTP test suite.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2006-08-15T22:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T17:51:04.557Z

Reserved: 2006-05-18T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2006-2446

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-08-15T22:04:00.000

Modified: 2024-11-21T00:11:20.340

Link: CVE-2006-2446

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2006-08-10T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2006-2446 - Bugzilla