security flaw
Published Jan 30, 2007
9.4
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.71%
Description
The dev_queue_xmit function in Linux kernel 2.6 can fail before calling the local_bh_disable function, which could lead to data corruption and "node lockups." NOTE: it is not clear whether this issue is exploitable.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.6.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
kernel-0:2.6.9-42.0.8.EL
Fixed · RHSA-2007:0014
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kernel-0:2.6.9-42.0.8.EL | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0014 |
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:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/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 (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.71% (0.02707) | 85.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.62% (0.02624) | 83.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.08% (0.02078) | 73.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.80% (0.00799) | 72.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 5.40% (0.05396) | 93.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 11, 2024 | 5.40% (0.05397) | 92.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 4, 2023 | 3.16% (0.03160) | 90.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 27, 2023 | 2.39% (0.02389) | 88.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 19, 2023 | 1.90% (0.01900) | 87.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 4, 2023 | 1.91% (0.01909) | 86.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.26% (0.01263) | 83.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 72.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 51.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (15)
- http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/gnupatch%404186e5bfgUOMBbA6xFaY0_z84kaURw x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0014.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23997 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24206 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25683 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25714 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-063.htm x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1304 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_35_kernel.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22317 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-6535 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1618249 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-6535
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11679 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-6535
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.