What is CVE-2006-0035?

CVE-2006-0035 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10. CVE-2006-0035 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-0035?

CVE-2006-0035 has a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2006-0035?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2006-0035. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2006-0035 actively exploited?

CVE-2006-0035 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2006-0035

Medium

The netlink_rcv_skb function in af_netlink.c in Linux kernel 2.6.14 and 2.6.15 allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a nlmsg_len field of 0.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2006-01-11

Last modified 2026-04-16

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

4.9

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-399

CVE-2006-0035 is classified as CWE-399

See CWE-399 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2006-0035 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Securityreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/388
Kernel.org
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ad8e4b75c8a7bed475d72ce09bf5267188621961
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16414
Vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0220

Vendor Advisory
Exchange
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24202
Kernel patch commit
http://secunia.com/advisories/18482
Patch
Kernel patch commit
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0004
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2006-0035

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.9 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2006-01-11

Modified 2026-04-16

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2006-0035?

CVE-2006-0035 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10 . CVE-2006-0035 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-0035?

CVE-2006-0035 has a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2006-0035?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2006-0035. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2006-0035 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2006-0035 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.