CVE-2006-1855

no score yetEPSS 0.4%

choose_new_parent in Linux kernel before 2.6.11.12 includes certain debugging code, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) by causing certain circumstances involving termination of a parent process.

EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 35% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
Published: 2006-05-18
Modified: 2026-06-16
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

linux:linux_kernel

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/20237
http://secunia.com/advisories/20716
http://secunia.com/advisories/21179
http://secunia.com/advisories/21745
http://secunia.com/advisories/22093

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