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CVE-2006-4535

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.9 EPSS 0.43%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2006-09-19 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9. It affects Linux. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2006-4535
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.9
EPSS
0.43%
Linux

Original NVD Description

The Linux kernel 2.6.17.10 and 2.6.17.11 and 2.6.18-rc5 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via an SCTP socket with a certain SO_LINGER value, possibly related to the patch for CVE-2006-3745. NOTE: older kernel versions for specific Linux distributions are also affected, due to backporting of the CVE-2006-3745 patch.