CVE-2006-4997

7.5 HIGH
Published: October 10, 2006 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

The clip_mkip function in net/atm/clip.c of the ATM subsystem in Linux kernel allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via unknown vectors that cause the ATM subsystem to access the memory of socket buffers after they are freed (freed pointer dereference).

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=206265
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Issue Tracking
http://secunia.com/advisories/22253
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22279
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22292
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22497
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/22762
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/22945
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/23064
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/23370
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/23384
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/23395
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/23474
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/23752
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/23788
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/24288
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/25691
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017526
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-249.htm
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-254.htm
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-078.htm
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fe26109a9dfd9327fdbe630fc819e1b7450986b2
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:197
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:012
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:025
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0689.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0710.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0012.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0013.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20363
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-395-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1233
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1237
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3937
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3999
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29387
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10388
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=206265
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Issue Tracking
http://secunia.com/advisories/22253
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22279
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22292
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22497
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/22762
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/22945
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/23064
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/23370
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/23384
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/23395
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/23474
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/23752
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/23788
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/24288
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/25691
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017526
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-249.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-254.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-078.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fe26109a9dfd9327fdbe630fc819e1b7450986b2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:197
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:012
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:025
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0689.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0710.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0012.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0013.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20363
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-395-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1233
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1237
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3937
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3999
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29387
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10388
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link

76 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.5 / 10.0
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-416

Affected Vendors

redhat linux canonical

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