cve/2006/CVE-2006-2446.md

### [CVE-2006-2446](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2446)
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### Description

Race condition between the kfree_skb and __skb_unlink functions in the socket buffer handling in Linux kernel 2.6.9, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash), as demonstrated using the TCP stress tests from the LTP test suite.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9117

#### Github
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