VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2006-2446
CVSS score5.4 MEDIUM
EPSS probability3.44%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2006-08-15
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Description
Race condition between the kfree_skb and __skb_unlink functions in the socket buffer handling in Linux kernel 2.6.9, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash), as demonstrated using the TCP stress tests from the LTP test suite.