Executive Summary

Informations
Name CVE-2006-6921 First vendor Publication 2007-01-12
Vendor Cve Last vendor Modification 2017-10-11

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Cvss Base Score 2.1 Attack Range Local
Cvss Impact Score 2.9 Attack Complexity Low
Cvss Expoit Score 3.9 Authentication None Required
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Detail

Unspecified versions of the Linux kernel allow local users to cause a denial of service (unrecoverable zombie process) via a program with certain instructions that prevent init from properly reaping a child whose parent has died.

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-6921

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10834
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10834
Title: Unspecified versions of the Linux kernel allow local users to cause a denial of service (unrecoverable zombie process) via a program with certain instructions that prevent init from properly reaping a child whose parent has died.
Description: Unspecified versions of the Linux kernel allow local users to cause a denial of service (unrecoverable zombie process) via a program with certain instructions that prevent init from properly reaping a child whose parent has died.
Family: unix Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2006-6921
Version: 5
Platform(s): Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
CentOS Linux 4
Oracle Linux 4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
CentOS Linux 5
Oracle Linux 5
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis:

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Os 1

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2009-03-06 Name : RedHat Update for kernel RHSA-2008:0154-01
File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2008_0154-01_kernel.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
37125 Linux Kernel Init Prevention Process Handling Local DoS

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2013-07-12 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2007-0939.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-07-12 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2008-0154.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-08-01 Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : sl_20071101_kernel_on_SL4_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-08-01 Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : sl_20080305_kernel_on_SL5_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-01-06 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.
File : centos_RHSA-2008-0154.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-04-23 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.
File : centos_RHSA-2007-0939.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-03-07 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2008-0154.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2007-11-02 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2007-0939.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

Sources (Detail)

Source Url
CONFIRM http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-474.htm
MLIST http://uwsg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0612.2/0980.html
http://uwsg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0612.2/1021.html
OVAL https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.ova...
REDHAT http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0939.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0154.html
SECUNIA http://secunia.com/advisories/27436
http://secunia.com/advisories/27747
http://secunia.com/advisories/29236

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