CVE-2006-2444

security flaw

Published May 25, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 7.8 High EPSS 22.6% KEV · Not listed
Description
The snmp_trap_decode function in the SNMP NAT helper for Linux kernel before 2.6.16.18 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unspecified remote attack vectors that cause failures in snmp_trap_decode that trigger (1) frees of random memory or (2) frees of previously-freed memory (double-free) by snmp_trap_decode as well as its calling function, as demonstrated via certain test cases of the PROTOS SNMP test suite.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1183-1 New Linux 2.4.27 packages fix several vulnerabilities
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1184-1 New Linux 2.6.8 packages fix several vulnerabilities
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1184-2 New Linux 2.6.8 packages fix several vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-302-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
References
Link Providers
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.18 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/20182 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/20225 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/20716 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/21035 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/21136 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/21179 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/21498 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/21605 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/21983 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/22082 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/22093 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/22174 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/22822 cve-icon cve-icon
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016153 cve-icon cve-icon
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-180.htm cve-icon cve-icon
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-203.htm cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1183 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1184 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/681569 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.16.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1db6b5a66e93ff125ab871d6b3f7363412cc87e8 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:087 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_42_kernel.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_47_kernel.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_64_kernel.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.osvdb.org/25750 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0437.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0580.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0617.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18081 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-302-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1916 cve-icon cve-icon
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26594 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2444 cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11318 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-2444 cve-icon
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 5:51 PM
Reserved
May 18, 2006, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 25, 2006, 10:02 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:25 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
May 20, 2006, 12:00 AM