CVE-2006-4997

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Summary

CVECVE-2006-4997
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2006-10-10 04:06:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe clip_mkip function in net/atm/clip.c of the ATM subsystem in Linux kernel allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via unknown vectors that cause the ATM subsystem to access the memory of socket buffers after they are freed (freed pointer dereference).

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-416 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary7.1AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 5.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 6.06 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 6.10 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 2.1 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 3 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 4 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Broken Link
Debian update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
usn/usn-395-1 - Ubuntu: Linux for human beings af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Mandriva update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
SUSE update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
ASA-2007-078 (RHSA-2007-0013) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.avaya.com Third Party Advisory
ASA-2006-249 (RHSA-2006-0689) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.avaya.com Third Party Advisory
Linux Kernel Denial of Service Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Broken Link, Patch
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org Broken Link
Avaya Products Linux Kernel Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Red Hat update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Linux Kernel ATM clip_mkip() Function Lets Remote Users Deny Service af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Advisories - Mandriva Linux af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com Broken Link
Advisories - Mandriva Linux af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com Broken Link
Red Hat update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Linux Kernel ATM SkBuff Dereference Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kernel.org Broken Link
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Broken Link
ASA-2006-254 (RHSA-2006-0710) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.avaya.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Avaya Products Linux Kernel Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Linux Kernel "clip_mkip()" Denial of Service Vulnerability - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
Mandriva update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Ubuntu update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Broken Link
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Broken Link
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Broken Link
206265 – CVE-2006-4997 IP over ATM clip_mkip dereference freed pointer af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Exploit, Issue Tracking
Debian update for kernel-source-2.4.27 - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Avaya Products Linux Kernel Denial of Service - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
rPath update for kernel and xen - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1233-1 kernel-source-2.6.8 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us.debian.org Broken Link
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1237-1 kernel-source-2.4.27 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us.debian.org Broken Link
Advisories - Mandriva Linux af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com Broken Link
Security Announcement af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.novell.com Broken Link
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree MITRE www.kernel.org
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