CVE-2006-1855 - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information

CVE Reference: CVE-2006-1855
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Description: 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.

CVE Status: Candidate

References: UBUNTU http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-302-1 SUSE http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_42_kernel.html SAID Secunia Advisory: SA20716 Secunia Advisory: SA21179 Secunia Advisory: SA20237 Secunia Advisory: SA21745 Secunia Advisory: SA22093 REDHAT http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0493.html MISC DEBIAN http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1184 CONFIRM http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-161.htm BID 18099

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