CVE-2006-6921
kernel: denial of service with wedged processes
Severity Score
2.1
*CVSS v2
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
Unspecified versions of the Linux kernel allow local users to cause a denial of service (unrecoverable zombie process) via a program with certain instructions that prevent init from properly reaping a child whose parent has died.
Versiones no especificadas del kernel de Linux, permiten a usuarios locales causar una denegación de servicio (proceso zombi irrecuperable) por medio de un programa con ciertas instrucciones que previene a init de recoger apropiadamente un proceso hijo cuyo proceso padre ha terminado.
*Credits:
N/A
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2007-01-12 CVE Reserved
- 2007-01-12 CVE Published
- 2024-06-06 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-07 First Exploit
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
CAPEC
References (11)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-474.htm | X_refsource_confirm | |
| http://uwsg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0612.2/1021.html | Mailing List | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10834 | Signature |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://uwsg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0612.2/0980.html | 2024-08-07 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/27436 | 2017-10-11 | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/27747 | 2017-10-11 | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/29236 | 2017-10-11 | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0939.html | 2017-10-11 | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0154.html | 2017-10-11 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-6921 | 2008-03-05 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=302921 | 2008-03-05 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | 2.6.20.1 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.20.1" | - |
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