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CVE-2006-4997 Details

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).

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector: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

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=206265 CVEExploitIssue Tracking
http://secunia.com/advisories/22253 CVEBroken LinkVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22279 CVEBroken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22292 CVEBroken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22497 CVEBroken Link

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-416Use After Free[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
linux linux kernel
< 2.6.18

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
canonical ubuntu linux
5.10
6.06
6.10

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
redhat enterprise linux
2.1
3
4

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2006-4997
NVD Published Date:
Oct 10, 2006
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]