CVE-2006-4623

Published: Sep 11, 2006Modified: Apr 16, 2026

7.8

Vector

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

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 6.9

Source: NVD

Description

The Unidirectional Lightweight Encapsulation (ULE) decapsulation component in dvb-core/dvb_net.c in the dvb driver in the Linux kernel 2.6.17.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an SNDU length of 0 in a ULE packet.

Affected (1)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel

Linux

1 product

Linux Kernel

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.17.8

References (44)

http://lkml.org/lkml/2006/8/20/278

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://secunia.com/advisories/21820

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchVendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/22292

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/22382

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/22441

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/22945

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/23474

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/25691

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/25714

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/26139

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-249.htm

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1304

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:182

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0689.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448998/100/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19939

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-489-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3551

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-721

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9775

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lkml.org/lkml/2006/8/20/278