SCTP conntrack (ip_conntrack_proto_sctp.c) in netfilter for Linux kernel 2.6.17 before 2.6.17.3 and 2.6.16 before 2.6.16.23 allows remote at
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 22/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 5.1% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 92.3% of all records.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: kernel (Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as) 0:2.6.9-42.EL; kernel-debuginfo (Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as) 0:2.6.9-42.EL; kernel-devel (Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as) 0:2.6.9-42.EL.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to kernel (Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as) 0:2.6.9-42.EL; kernel-debuginfo (Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as) 0:2.6.9-42.EL; kernel-devel (Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as) 0:2.6.9-42.EL or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
SCTP conntrack (ip_conntrack_proto_sctp.c) in netfilter for Linux kernel 2.6.17 before 2.6.17.3 and 2.6.16 before 2.6.16.23 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a packet without any chunks, which causes a variable to contain an invalid value that is later used to dereference a pointer.
- Published
- Jun 30, 2006
- Updated
- Sep 23, 2026
- EPSS
- 5.1% · 92th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-399
Report tools
Action score
22
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 20 / 40 · 5.0 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 2 / 30 · 5.1%
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux kernel | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- linux linux kernel2.6.16
- linux linux kernel2.6.16.1
- linux linux kernel2.6.16.10
- linux linux kernel2.6.16.11
- linux linux kernel2.6.16.12
- linux linux kernel2.6.16.13
- linux linux kernel2.6.16.14
- linux linux kernel2.6.16.15
- linux linux kernel2.6.16.16
- linux linux kernel2.6.16.17
- linux linux kernel2.6.16.18
- linux linux kernel2.6.16.19
- linux linux kernel2.6.16.2
- linux linux kernel2.6.16.20
- linux linux kernel2.6.16.21
- linux linux kernel2.6.16.22
- linux linux kernel2.6.17
- linux linux kernel2.6.17.1
- linux linux kernel2.6.17.2
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | kernel | before 0:2.6.9-42.EL | 0:2.6.9-42.EL |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | kernel-debuginfo | before 0:2.6.9-42.EL | 0:2.6.9-42.EL |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | kernel-devel | before 0:2.6.9-42.EL | 0:2.6.9-42.EL |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | kernel-doc | before 0:2.6.9-42.EL | 0:2.6.9-42.EL |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | kernel-hugemem | before 0:2.6.9-42.EL | 0:2.6.9-42.EL |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | kernel-hugemem-devel | before 0:2.6.9-42.EL | 0:2.6.9-42.EL |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | kernel-largesmp | before 0:2.6.9-42.EL | 0:2.6.9-42.EL |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | kernel-largesmp-devel | before 0:2.6.9-42.EL | 0:2.6.9-42.EL |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | kernel-smp | before 0:2.6.9-42.EL | 0:2.6.9-42.EL |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | kernel-smp-devel | before 0:2.6.9-42.EL | 0:2.6.9-42.EL |
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Published before and after this one in the same product
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Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| red hat:kernel | 0:2.6.9-42.EL · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:kernel-debuginfo | 0:2.6.9-42.EL · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:kernel-devel | 0:2.6.9-42.EL · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:kernel-doc | 0:2.6.9-42.EL · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:kernel-hugemem | 0:2.6.9-42.EL · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:kernel-hugemem-devel | 0:2.6.9-42.EL · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:kernel-largesmp | 0:2.6.9-42.EL · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:kernel-largesmp-devel | 0:2.6.9-42.EL · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:kernel-smp | 0:2.6.9-42.EL · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:kernel-smp-devel | 0:2.6.9-42.EL · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- P · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- P
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-399 · Resource Management ErrorsCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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- secunia.com/advisories/20986
- secunia.com/advisories/21179
- secunia.com/advisories/21298
- secunia.com/advisories/21465
- secunia.com/advisories/21498
- secunia.com/advisories/21614
- secunia.com/advisories/21934
- secunia.com/advisories/22417
- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-200.htm
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/717844
- www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.17.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9c48e1ea8cf8800cc5e2d39ccbb8b5ff9704f8e9
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.23
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.17.3
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:151
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_42_kernel.html
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_47_kernel.html
- www.osvdb.org/26963
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0575.html
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439483/100/100/threaded
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.