CVE-2006-6921

Current Description

Unspecified versions of the Linux kernel allow local users to cause a denial of service (unrecoverable zombie process) via a program with certain instructions that prevent init from properly reaping a child whose parent has died.

Basic Data

Published	January 12, 2007
Last Modified	October 11, 2017
Assigner	cve@mitre.org
Data Type	CVE
Data Format	MITRE
Data Version	4.0
Problem Type	NVD-CWE-Other
CVE Data Version	4.0

Base Metric V2

CVSS 2 - Version	2.0
CVSS 2 - Vector String	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS 2 - Access Vector	LOCAL
CVSS 2 - Access Complexity	LOW
CVSS 2 - Authentication	NONE
CVSS 2 - Confidentiality Impact	NONE
CVSS 2 - Availability Impact	PARTIAL
CVSS 2 - Base Score	2.1
Severity	LOW
Exploitability Score	3.9
Impact Score	2.9
Obtain All Privilege	false
Obtain User Privilege	false
Obtain Other Privilege	false

Base Metric V3

No data provided.

Configurations

Vulnerable Software List

Vendor	Product	Versions
Linux	Linux Kernel	2.6.20.1

References