CVE-2006-0035

Linux kernel <2.6.16 - DoS

Title source: llm

Description

The netlink_rcv_skb function in af_netlink.c in Linux kernel 2.6.14 and 2.6.15 allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a nlmsg_len field of 0.

References (7)

[Patch, Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/18482

[Patch] http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0004

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0220

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24202

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ad8e4b75c8a7bed475d72ce09bf5267188621961

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16414

[Third Party Advisory] http://securityreason.com/securityalert/388

Scores

EPSS 0.0005

EPSS Percentile 14.3%

Classification

CWE

CWE-399

Status draft

Affected Products (2)

linux/linux_kernel

Timeline

Published Jan 11, 2006

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026