What is CVE-2006-2445?

CVE-2006-2445 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.0 out of 10. CVE-2006-2445 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-2445?

CVE-2006-2445 has a CVSS score of 4.0 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2006-2445?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2006-2445 patch availability.

Is CVE-2006-2445 actively exploited?

CVE-2006-2445 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2006-2445

Medium

Race condition in run_posix_cpu_timers in Linux kernel before 2.6.16.21 allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG_ON crash) by causing one CPU to attach a timer to a process that is exiting.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2006-06-23

Last modified 2026-04-16

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

4.0

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

Vector string

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

References

18 total

Marc
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=115015841413687
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/20703
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/20831
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/20991
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/21045

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2006-2445

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.0 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2006-06-23

Modified 2026-04-16

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2006-2445?

CVE-2006-2445 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.0 out of 10 . CVE-2006-2445 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-2445?

CVE-2006-2445 has a CVSS score of 4.0 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2006-2445?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2006-2445 patch availability.
Is CVE-2006-2445 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2006-2445 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.