01 Record
CVE-2006-2629
Race condition in Linux kernel 2.6.15 to 2.6.17, when running on SMP platforms, allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) by creating and exiting a large number of tasks, then accessing
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
Race condition in Linux kernel 2.6.15 to 2.6.17, when running on SMP platforms, allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) by creating and exiting a large number of tasks, then accessing
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.65% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 50.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2006-05-27 10:00Z20 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 17:58Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2006-05-26
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- cbf138648196d88d9033ebaaeb1db2ebb79e7395eaabaca54349aeade8a276b8
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- www.osvdb.org25847http://www.osvdb.org/25847
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comlinux-task-race-condition-dos(26746)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26746
- www.vupen.comADV-2006-2070http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2070
- www.securityfocus.com18183http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18183
- marc.info[linux-kernel] 20060526 PROBLEM: /proc (procfs) task exit race condition causes a kernelcrashhttp://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=114860432801543&w=2
- secunia.com20349http://secunia.com/advisories/20349