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CVE-2006-7229

The skge driver 1.5 in Linux kernel 2.6.15 on Ubuntu does not properly use the spin_lock and spin_unlock functions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (machine crash) via a flood of network traffic.

Published

2007-11-15T00:46:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-399
Type: Secondary
CWE-400

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	ubuntu	linux_kernel	2.6.15	Yes

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/28971 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26511 ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-578-1 ([email protected])
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.15/+bug/65631 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/28971 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26511 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-578-1 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.15/+bug/65631 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)