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CVE-2006-2445

13
FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-2445 describes a race condition in the Linux kernel (before version 2.6.16.21) within the run_posix_cpu_timers function. This vulnerability allows a local attacker to trigger a denial of service (BUG_ON crash) by manipulating CPU timer attachments during process exit. Rated with a CVSS score of 4.0, it requires local access and high attack complexity, resulting in a complete system availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test1:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test10:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test11:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test2:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.0MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.9
Impact Score
6.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.38%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
30.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0038 is in the 47th percentile among its peer group of 1,595 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, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

marc.info
secunia.com / advisories/20703
secunia.com / advisories/20831
secunia.com / advisories/20991
secunia.com / advisories/21045
secunia.com / advisories/21179
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/27380
kernel.org / git
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.21
mandriva.com / security/advisories
mandriva.com / security/advisories
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/2006_42_kernel.html
osvdb.org / 26947
securityfocus.com / archive/1/438168/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/18615
trustix.org / errata/2006/0037
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-311-1
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/2451