CVE-2006-1855

Linux Kernel - Denial of Service

Title source: rule

Description

choose_new_parent in Linux kernel before 2.6.11.12 includes certain debugging code, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) by causing certain circumstances involving termination of a parent process.

References (13)

[Vendor Advisory] http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-161.htm

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0493.html

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-302-1

[Issue Tracking] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=127302

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_42_kernel.html

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18099

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1184

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11235

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/20237

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/20716

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/21179

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/21745

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/22093

Scores

EPSS 0.0009

EPSS Percentile 25.3%

Classification

Status draft

Affected Products (11)

linux/linux_kernel

Timeline

Published May 18, 2006

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026