CVE-2006-1066

Linux kernel <= 2.6.16-rc2 - Denial of Service via Ptrace Single-Step Corruption

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Linux kernel 2.6.16-rc2 and earlier, when running on x86_64 systems with preemption enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (oops) via multiple ptrace tasks that perform single steps, which can cause corruption of the DEBUG_STACK stack during the do_debug function call.

References (9)

Core 9
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/281-1/
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:151
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/21614
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/19955
Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17216
Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/24098
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017
Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/19374
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=113932292516359&w=2

Scores

EPSS 0.0034
EPSS Percentile 26.9%

Details

Status published
Products (26)
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.0 (12 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.1 (3 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.2
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.3
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.4
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.5
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.6 (2 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.7 (2 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.8 (4 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.9 2.6.20
... and 16 more
Published Mar 27, 2006
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026