CVE-2006-1855

Publication date 18 May 2006

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
linux-source-2.6.17 7.04 feisty Not in release
6.10 edgy
Not affected
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-302-1
    • Linux kernel vulnerabilities
    • 15 June 2006

Other references