MEDIUM
security flaw
Published Oct 17, 2006
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.39%
Description
The kernel in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, when running on SMP systems, allows local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) by running the shmat function on an shm at the same time that shmctl is removing that shm (IPC_RMID), which prevents a spinlock from being unlocked.
Affected products
No data.
- 3.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
kernel-0:2.4.21-47.0.1.EL
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0710
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | kernel-0:2.4.21-47.0.1.EL | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0710 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
5.5 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity High
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.
0.39% 0.00390
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00390
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00390) | 30.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00386) | 30.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00063) | 16.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 17.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 1, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 14.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 12.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.16th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 67.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (11)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22497 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23064 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-254.htm x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/245984 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0710.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATBroken Link
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-4342 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=205618 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1618184 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-4342
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9649 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALBroken Link
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-4342
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/22497 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/23064 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link | |
| http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-254.htm | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/245984 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0710.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATBroken Link | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-4342 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=205618 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1618184 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-4342 | ||
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9649 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALBroken Link | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-4342 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Oct 17, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Aug 24, 2006
Link CVE-2006-4342
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a