CVE-2006-2629
Linux Kernel - Denial of Service
Title source: ruleDescription
Race condition in Linux kernel 2.6.15 to 2.6.17, when running on SMP platforms, allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) by creating and exiting a large number of tasks, then accessing the /proc entry of a task that is exiting, which causes memory corruption that leads to a failure in the prune_dcache function or a BUG_ON error in include/linux/list.h.
Exploits (1)
exploitdb
WRITEUP
VERIFIED
by Tony Griffiths · textdoslinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/27925
References (6)
Scores
EPSS
0.0018
EPSS Percentile
39.2%
Classification
Status
draft
Affected Products (38)
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
... and 23 more
Timeline
Published
May 27, 2006
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026