HIGH
security flaw
Published May 9, 2006
7.8
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.34%
Description
The ECNE chunk handling in Linux SCTP (lksctp) before 2.6.17 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via an unexpected chunk when the session is in CLOSED state.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 2.6.0_test1_0.7.2
- 2.6.0_test4_0.7.3
- 2.6.2_0.9.0
- 2.6.3_1.0.0
- 2.6.6_1.0.1
- 2.6.10_1.0.2
- 2.6.13_1.0.3
- 2.6.14_1.0.4
- 2.6.15_1.0.5
- 2.6.16_1.0.6
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
kernel-0:2.6.9-34.0.1.EL
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0493
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kernel-0:2.6.9-34.0.1.EL | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0493 |
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.
7.8 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
4.34% 0.04342
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04342
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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.34% (0.04342) | 90.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.34% (0.04342) | 89.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 2, 2025 | 8.13% (0.08126) | 91.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 6.38% (0.06384) | 90.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 16.34% (0.16336) | 95.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 21.24% (0.21244) | 96.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 22.13% (0.22125) | 95.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 5, 2023 | 26.06% (0.26056) | 96.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 20, 2023 | 23.37% (0.23366) | 95.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 13, 2023 | 17.29% (0.17292) | 95.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 14.60% (0.14597) | 94.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 88.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 86.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 70.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (30)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-05/0227.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCPatch
- http://git.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=35d63edb1c807bc5317e49592260e84637bc432e x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://labs.musecurity.com/advisories/MU-200605-01.txt x_refsource_MISCPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19990 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20157 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20237 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20398 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20671 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20716 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20914 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21476 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21745 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-161.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.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:086 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-05-31.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.osvdb.org/25632 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0493.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17910 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0026 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIX
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-302-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1734 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2554 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-2271 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1618093 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26430 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2271
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10934 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-2271
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 9, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved May 9, 2006
Link CVE-2006-2271
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a