CVE-2006-2445

N/A Unknown
Published: June 23, 2006 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=115015841413687
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/20703
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/20831
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/20991
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/21045
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/21179
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=30f1e3dd8c72abda343bcf415f7d8894a02b4290
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.21
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:123
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:151
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_42_kernel.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.osvdb.org/26947
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438168/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18615
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0037
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-311-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2451
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27380
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=115015841413687
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/20703
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/20831
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/20991
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/21045
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/21179
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=30f1e3dd8c72abda343bcf415f7d8894a02b4290
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.21
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:123
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:151
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_42_kernel.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.osvdb.org/26947
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438168/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18615
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0037
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-311-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2451
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27380
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

36 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
25th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

linux