security flaw
Published Sep 19, 2006
4.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.45%
Description
The Linux kernel 2.6.17.10 and 2.6.17.11 and 2.6.18-rc5 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via an SCTP socket with a certain SO_LINGER value, possibly related to the patch for CVE-2006-3745. NOTE: older kernel versions for specific Linux distributions are also affected, due to backporting of the CVE-2006-3745 patch.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.6.17.10
- 2.6.17.11
- 2.6.18
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:L/Au:N/C:N/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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.45% (0.00447) | 36.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.42% (0.00423) | 33.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.09% (0.00090) | 23.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 28.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 17, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 25.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 23.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 15, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00064) | 26.76th | 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 (24)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21945 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21967 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22082 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22093 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22292 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22382 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22945 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016992 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-249.htm x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1183 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1184 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mail-archive.com/kernel-svn-changes%40lists.alioth.debian.org/msg02314.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:182 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:025 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0689.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20087 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-347-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-4535 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=204460 x_refsource_MISC
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1618190 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29011 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-4535
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10530 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-4535
Change history (0)
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