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CVE-2006-4342

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Published: Oct 17, 2006Modified: Apr 23, 2026

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5.5
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6
Source: NVD

Description

The kernel in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, when running on SMP systems, allows local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) by running the shmat function on an shm at the same time that shmctl is removing that shm (IPC_RMID), which prevents a spinlock from being unlocked.

Affected (1)

Redhat
1 product
Enterprise Linux
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Enterprise Linux
Version 3.0

Related CWEs

CWE-667
Improper Locking
The product does not properly acquire or release a lock on a resource, leading to unexpected resource state changes and behaviors.

References (14)

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Third Party Advisory
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Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
Source: secalert@redhat.com
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ExploitIssue Tracking
Source: secalert@redhat.com
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Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
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Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
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Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
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Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ExploitIssue Tracking
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
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