7.8
CVSSv2

CVE-2006-7229

Published: 15/11/2007 Updated: 05/09/2008
CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.8 | Impact Score: 6.9 | Exploitability Score: 10
VMScore: 694
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Vulnerability Summary

The skge driver 1.5 in Linux kernel 2.6.15 on Ubuntu does not properly use the spin_lock and spin_unlock functions, which allows remote malicious users to cause a denial of service (machine crash) via a flood of network traffic.

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Vendor Advisories

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