CVE-2006-4997

HIGH

Linux kernel - DoS

Title source: llm

Description

The clip_mkip function in net/atm/clip.c of the ATM subsystem in Linux kernel allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via unknown vectors that cause the ATM subsystem to access the memory of socket buffers after they are freed (freed pointer dereference).

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.3502
EPSS Percentile 97.0%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-416
Status draft

Affected Products (7)

linux/linux_kernel < 2.6.18
canonical/ubuntu_linux
canonical/ubuntu_linux
canonical/ubuntu_linux
redhat/enterprise_linux
redhat/enterprise_linux
redhat/enterprise_linux

Timeline

Published Oct 10, 2006
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026