CVE-2006-2271 - CVE House
Back to Database
Status published High CVE-2006-2271

The ECNE chunk handling in Linux SCTP (lksctp) before 2.6.17...

Vulnerability Description

The ECNE chunk handling in Linux SCTP (lksctp) before 2.6.17 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via an unexpected chunk when the session is in CLOSED state.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

THREAT MONITOR

Am I Vulnerable?

Launch our assessment wizard to check if your infrastructure is exposed to • CVE-2006-2271

Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

lksctp
Vulnerable Versions:
2.6.0_test1_0.7.2, 2.6.0_test4_0.7.3, 2.6.2_0.9.0, 2.6.3_1.0.0, 2.6.6_1.0.1, 2.6.10_1.0.2, 2.6.13_1.0.3, 2.6.14_1.0.4, 2.6.15_1.0.5, 2.6.16_1.0.6

Timeline

Official Publish: May 9th, 2006
Last Modified: August 7th, 2024
Added to House: July 18th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.