Ubuntu Linux 2.6.15 skge Driver resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Ubuntu Linux 2.6.15. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component skge Driver. The manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-7229. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Ubuntu Linux 2.6.15 (Operating System) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component skge Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

The skge driver 1.5 in Linux kernel 2.6.15 on Ubuntu does not properly use the spin_lock and spin_unlock functions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (machine crash) via a flood of network traffic.

The weakness was disclosed 11/14/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared at bugs.launchpad.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-7229. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 31093 (Ubuntu 6.06 LTS : linux-source-2.6.15 vulnerabilities (USN-578-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (39393), Tenable (31093), SecurityFocus (BID 26511†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-17731†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 31093
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS : linux-source-2.6.15 vulnerabilities (USN-578-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 840330
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu Update for nss USN-2159-1
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ubuntu.com

Advisory: bugs.launchpad.net
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2006-7229 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-7229
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-39677

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X-Force: 39393
SecurityFocus: 26511 - skge Driver Spin_Unlock Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 17731 - Linux Kernel Skge Driver on Ubuntu Allows Remote Attacker to Cause DoS, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 04/04/2025 00:12
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (58), 06/06/2019 14:22 (9), 07/29/2021 17:11 (3), 07/29/2021 17:18 (1), 04/04/2025 00:12 (15)
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