CVE-2006-2445

Race condition in run_posix_cpu_timers in Linux kernel before 2.6.16.21 allows local users to...

4.0 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.

Exploit likelihood

0.38%Down 1.2 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.0

Record: CVE-2006-2445
CVSS 2.0: 4.0 MediumAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2006-2445
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2006-2446 No score

Record: EUVD-2006-2446
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3wq3-fv46-cvpq No score

Race condition in run_posix_cpu_timers in Linux kernel before 2.6.16.21 allows local users to...

Record: GHSA-3wq3-fv46-cvpq
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVBELL-CVE-2006-2445 4.0

CVE-2006-2445 does not affect BellSoft software

Record: BELL-CVE-2006-2445
CVSS 2.0: 4.0 MediumAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

linux kernel

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2006-2445 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.0) in Linux Kernel, published June 23, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.38%, the 31st percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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