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high 7.8

CVE-2006-2936 json

The ftdi_sio driver (usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c) in Linux kernel 2.6.x up to 2.6.17, and possibly later versions, allows local users to cause a…

published 2006-07-10 20 y ago modified 2026-09-23 46 d ago also EUVD-2006-2933

cvss
7.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.0%
EPSS 3.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 87%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The ftdi_sio driver (usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c) in Linux kernel 2.6.x up to 2.6.17, and possibly later versions, allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by writing more data to the serial port than the hardware can handle, which causes the data to be queued.

Patch / fix

  • kernel RHEL 4 2.6.9-42.0.2.EL
  • kernel-smp RHEL 4 2.6.9-42.0.2.EL
  • kernel-hugemem RHEL 4 2.6.9-42.0.2.EL
  • kernel-largesmp RHEL 4 2.6.9-42.0.2.EL

red hat advisories RHSA-2006:0617

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2006-2936 updated

security flaw

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 kernel 2.6.9-42.0.2.EL, kernel-smp 2.6.9-42.0.2.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.6.9-42.0.2.EL, kernel-largesmp 2.6.9-42.0.2.EL Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 kernel 2.6.9-42.0.2.EL, kernel-smp 2.6.9-42.0.2.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.6.9-42.0.2.EL, kernel-largesmp 2.6.9-42.0.2.EL Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 kernel 2.6.9-42.0.2.EL, kernel-smp 2.6.9-42.0.2.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.6.9-42.0.2.EL, kernel-largesmp 2.6.9-42.0.2.EL Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 kernel 2.6.9-42.0.2.EL, kernel-smp 2.6.9-42.0.2.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.6.9-42.0.2.EL, kernel-largesmp 2.6.9-42.0.2.EL
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2006:0617

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Exploit prediction

2.96% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.8 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
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References

Sources

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