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CVE-2006-6535

Severity High
Score 9.4/10

Summary

The dev_queue_xmit function in Linux kernel 2.6 can fail before calling the local_bh_disable function, which could lead to data corruption and "node lockups." NOTE: it is not clear whether this issue is exploitable.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • COMPLETE
  • NONE
  • COMPLETE

References

Advisory Timeline

  • Published