CVE-2006-0035 Denial of service in n/a
Local attackers can cause a denial of service via an infinite loop in the Linux kernel netlink function by sending a zero-length message.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-0035?
CVE-2006-0035 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 11 Jan 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The netlink_rcv_skb function in af_netlink.c in Linux kernel 2.6.14 and 2.6.15 allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a nlmsg_len field of 0.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0035?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2006-0035?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-0035 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2006-0035 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-0035 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as CVE-2006-0170, GHSA-6qm4-7r6g-f2vp.