CVE-2006-1855 (GCVE-0-2006-1855)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2006-05-18 19:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 17:27
VLAI
Summary
choose_new_parent in Linux kernel before 2.6.11.12 includes certain debugging code, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) by causing certain circumstances involving termination of a parent process.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-302-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
http://secunia.com/advisories/20237 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/22093 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1184 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
http://secunia.com/advisories/21179 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18099 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/def… vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
Date Public
2006-05-18 00:00
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