HIGH
security flaw
Published May 9, 2006
7.8
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.34%
Description
Linux SCTP (lksctp) before 2.6.17 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via incoming IP fragmented (1) COOKIE_ECHO and (2) HEARTBEAT SCTP control chunks.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 2.6.16
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 | 9.78% (0.09781) | 94.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 21.48% (0.21476) | 96.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 22.36% (0.22364) | 95.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 5, 2023 | 22.13% (0.22125) | 95.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 20, 2023 | 19.71% (0.19714) | 95.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 13, 2023 | 19.02% (0.19019) | 95.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 16.12% (0.16117) | 95.06th | 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=62b08083ec3dbfd7e533c8d230dd1d8191a6e813 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://labs.musecurity.com/advisories/MU-200605-01.txt x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
- 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/25633 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-2006-2272 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1618094 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26431 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2272
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11243 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-2272
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-2006-2272
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a