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    CVE-2006-2445

    Race condition in run_posix_cpu_timers in Linux kernel before 2.6.16.21 allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG_ON crash) by causing one CPU to attach a timer to a process that is exiting.

    Published:Jun 23, 2006
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Jun 23, 2006
    EPSS Score:0.00086
    CVSS Score:4

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=115015841413687
    http://secunia.com/advisories/20703
    http://secunia.com/advisories/20831
    http://secunia.com/advisories/20991
    http://secunia.com/advisories/21045
    http://secunia.com/advisories/21179
    http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=30f1e3dd8c72abda343bcf415f7d8894a02b4290
    http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.21
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:123
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:151
    http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_42_kernel.html
    http://www.osvdb.org/26947
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438168/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18615
    http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0037
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-311-1
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2451
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27380
    http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=115015841413687
    http://secunia.com/advisories/20703
    http://secunia.com/advisories/20831
    http://secunia.com/advisories/20991
    http://secunia.com/advisories/21045
    http://secunia.com/advisories/21179
    http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=30f1e3dd8c72abda343bcf415f7d8894a02b4290
    http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.21
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:123
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:151
    http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_42_kernel.html
    http://www.osvdb.org/26947
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438168/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18615
    http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0037
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-311-1
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2451
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27380

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High