HIGH
security flaw
Published Jul 10, 2006
7.8
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.96%
Description
The ftdi_sio driver (usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c) in Linux kernel 2.6.x up to 2.6.17, and possibly later versions, allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by writing more data to the serial port than the hardware can handle, which causes the data to be queued.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.1
- 2.6.1
- 2.6.1
- 2.6.1
- 2.6.2
- 2.6.2
- 2.6.2
- 2.6.2
- 2.6.3
- 2.6.3
- 2.6.3
- 2.6.3
- 2.6.3
- 2.6.4
- 2.6.4
- 2.6.4
- 2.6.4
- 2.6.5
- 2.6.5
- 2.6.5
- 2.6.5
- 2.6.6
- 2.6.6
- 2.6.6
- 2.6.6
- 2.6.7
- 2.6.7
- 2.6.7
- 2.6.7
- 2.6.8
- 2.6.8
- 2.6.8
- 2.6.8
- 2.6.8
- 2.6.8.1
- 2.6.9
- 2.6.9
- 2.6.9
- 2.6.9
- 2.6.9
- 2.6.10
- 2.6.10
- 2.6.10
- 2.6.10
- 2.6.11
- 2.6.11
- 2.6.11
- 2.6.11
- 2.6.11
- 2.6.11
- 2.6.11.1
- 2.6.11.2
- 2.6.11.3
- 2.6.11.4
- 2.6.11.5
- 2.6.11.6
- 2.6.11.7
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- 2.6.12
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- 2.6.12
- 2.6.12.1
- 2.6.12.2
- 2.6.12.3
- 2.6.12.4
- 2.6.12.5
- 2.6.12.6
- 2.6.13
- 2.6.13
- 2.6.13
- 2.6.13
- 2.6.13
- 2.6.13
- 2.6.13
- 2.6.13
- 2.6.13.1
- 2.6.13.2
- 2.6.13.3
- 2.6.13.4
- 2.6.13.5
- 2.6.14
- 2.6.14
- 2.6.14
- 2.6.14
- 2.6.14
- 2.6.14
- 2.6.14.1
- 2.6.14.2
- 2.6.14.3
- 2.6.14.4
- 2.6.14.5
- 2.6.14.6
- 2.6.14.7
- 2.6.15
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- 2.6.15
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- 2.6.15
- 2.6.15
- 2.6.15
- 2.6.15
- 2.6.15.1
- 2.6.15.2
- 2.6.15.3
- 2.6.15.4
- 2.6.15.5
- 2.6.15.6
- 2.6.15.7
- 2.6.16
- 2.6.16
- 2.6.16
- 2.6.16
- 2.6.16
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- 2.6.16
- 2.6.16.1
- 2.6.16.2
- 2.6.16.3
- 2.6.16.4
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- 2.6.16.15
- 2.6.16.16
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- 2.6.16.18
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- 2.6.16.20
- 2.6.16.21
- 2.6.16.22
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- 2.6.16.25
- 2.6.16.26
- 2.6.16.27
- 2.6.16.28
- 2.6.16.29
- 2.6.16.30
- 2.6.16.31
- 2.6.17
- 2.6.17
- 2.6.17
- 2.6.17
- 2.6.17
- 2.6.17
- 2.6.17
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
kernel-0:2.6.9-42.0.2.EL
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0617
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kernel-0:2.6.9-42.0.2.EL | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0617 |
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.
2.96% 0.02960
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02960
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 (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.96% (0.02960) | 86.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.91% (0.02906) | 85.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 19, 2025 | 10.18% (0.10179) | 92.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 8.02% (0.08015) | 91.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 6.55% (0.06550) | 84.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 8.02% (0.08015) | 91.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 85.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 3, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 83.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 21, 2023 | 1.09% (0.01091) | 82.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 14, 2023 | 0.83% (0.00825) | 79.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 6, 2023 | 0.64% (0.00641) | 76.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.54% (0.00544) | 73.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 81.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 62.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (34)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20703 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21057 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21298 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21605 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21614 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21934 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22093 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22174 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24547 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25226 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25683 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-203.htm x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1184 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/gregkh/patches.git%3Ba=blob%3Bh=4b4d9cfea17618b80d3ac785b701faeaf60141f1%3Bhb=396eb2aac550ec55856c6843ef9017e800c3d656 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:150 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:151 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_18_kernel.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_21_kernel.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_30_kernel.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_35_kernel.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.osvdb.org/27119 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0617.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440300/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19033 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-331-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-346-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2841 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-2936 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=197610 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1618128 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27807 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2936
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10265 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-2936
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Jul 10, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jun 9, 2006
Link CVE-2006-2936
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a