VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2006-7229
CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability2.80%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2007-11-15
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Description
The skge driver 1.5 in Linux kernel 2.6.15 on Ubuntu does not properly use the spin_lock and spin_unlock functions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (machine crash) via a flood of network traffic.
Weakness classification
- CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption