CVE-2006-6535 Race condition in n/a

What is CVE-2006-6535?

CVE-2006-6535 is a critical vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 30 Jan 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6535?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2006-6535?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2006-6535 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-6535 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-vwr9-vrm5-5m37.