security flaw
Published May 19, 2006
4.7
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.29%
Description
Race condition in the do_add_counters function in netfilter for Linux kernel 2.6.16 allows local users with CAP_NET_ADMIN capabilities to read kernel memory by triggering the race condition in a way that produces a size value that is inconsistent with allocated memory, which leads to a buffer over-read in IPT_ENTRY_ITERATE.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.6.16
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
kernel-0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0689
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kernel-0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0689 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.29% (0.00293) | 19.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.30% (0.00296) | 21.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00049) | 12.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00065) | 30.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 15, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00066) | 27.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 8.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 72.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 51.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (26)
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=133465 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.17 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20185 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20671 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20914 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20991 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21476 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22292 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22945 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-249.htm x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1097 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1103 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2722971cbe831117686039d5c334f2c0f560be13 x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.osvdb.org/25697 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0689.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18113 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-311-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1893 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2554 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-0039 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=191698 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617869 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26583 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-0039
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10309 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-0039
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.