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CVE-2006-1855

LOW CVSS: 2.1 Published: 2006-05-18 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected Platforms

Linux Linux Kernel

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References