| Name | CVE-2006-1855 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-1184-2 |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| fai-kernels | source | sarge | 1.9.1sarge4 | DSA-1184-2 | ||
| kernel-source-2.6.8 | source | sarge | 2.6.8-16sarge5 | DSA-1184-2 | ||
| linux-2.6 | source | (unstable) | 2.6.12-1 |
probably fixed before, but this is the oldest linux-2.6 in the changelog