CVE-2006-6333

N/A Unknown
Published: December 06, 2006 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

The tr_rx function in ibmtr.c for Linux kernel 2.6.19 assigns the wrong flag to the ip_summed field, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted packets that cause the kernel to interpret another field as an offset.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23254
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=blobdiff%3Bh=0d97e10ccac580e16d3dffbe4a9a88144360e64a%3Bhp=bfe59865b1dd50e5c4dbd4cefe506a31e1495a1a%3Bhb=ee28b0da1069ced1688aa9d0b7b378353b988321%3Bf=drivers/net/tokenring/ibmtr.c
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ee28b0da1069ced1688aa9d0b7b378353b988321
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21490
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4907
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/23254
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=blobdiff%3Bh=0d97e10ccac580e16d3dffbe4a9a88144360e64a%3Bhp=bfe59865b1dd50e5c4dbd4cefe506a31e1495a1a%3Bhb=ee28b0da1069ced1688aa9d0b7b378353b988321%3Bf=drivers/net/tokenring/ibmtr.c
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ee28b0da1069ced1688aa9d0b7b378353b988321
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21490
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4907
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

10 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.7%
86th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

linux