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CVE-2006-2271

21
FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-2271 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux SCTP (lksctp) implementation, specifically affecting versions prior to 2.6.17. A remote attacker can trigger a kernel panic by sending an unexpected ECNE chunk when the SCTP session is in a CLOSED state. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8, indicating high severity due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.6.0_test1_0.7.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:lksctp:lksctp:2.6.0_test1_0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.0_test4_0.7.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:lksctp:lksctp:2.6.0_test4_0.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.2_0.9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:lksctp:lksctp:2.6.2_0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.3_1.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:lksctp:lksctp:2.6.3_1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.6_1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:lksctp:lksctp:2.6.6_1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.8HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.34%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
90.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0434 is in the 83rd percentile among its peer group of 51,551 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.9-34.0.1.EL
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2006-2271Moderate

security flaw

May 8, 2006

References

archives.neohapsis.com / archives/fulldisclosure/2006-05/0227.html
Patch
git.kernel.org / git
labs.musecurity.com / advisories/MU-200605-01.txt
Patch
secunia.com / advisories/19990
PatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/20157
secunia.com / advisories/20237
secunia.com / advisories/20398
secunia.com / advisories/20671
secunia.com / advisories/20716
secunia.com / advisories/20914
secunia.com / advisories/21476
secunia.com / advisories/21745
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/26430
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10934
support.avaya.com / elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-161.htm
debian.org / security/2006/dsa-1097
debian.org / security/2006/dsa-1103
mandriva.com / security/advisories
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/2006-05-31.html
osvdb.org / 25632
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2006-0493.html
securityfocus.com / bid/17910
trustix.org / errata/2006/0026
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-302-1
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/1734
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/2554