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Fencer Vulns
high 7.5

CVE-2006-6106 json

Multiple buffer overflows in the cmtp_recv_interopmsg function in the Bluetooth driver (net/bluetooth/cmtp/capi.c) in the Linux kernel 2.4.…

published 2006-12-19 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-6089

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
5.8%
EPSS 5.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Multiple buffer overflows in the cmtp_recv_interopmsg function in the Bluetooth driver (net/bluetooth/cmtp/capi.c) in the Linux kernel 2.4.22 up to 2.4.33.4 and 2.6.2 before 2.6.18.6, and 2.6.19.x, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via CAPI messages with a large value for the length of the (1) manu (manufacturer) or (2) serial (serial number) field.

Patch / fix

  • kernel RHEL 4 2.6.9-42.0.8.EL
  • kernel-smp RHEL 4 2.6.9-42.0.8.EL
  • kernel-hugemem RHEL 4 2.6.9-42.0.8.EL
  • kernel-largesmp RHEL 4 2.6.9-42.0.8.EL

red hat advisories RHSA-2007:0014

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-2006-6106 updated

security flaw

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 kernel 2.6.9-42.0.8.EL, kernel-smp 2.6.9-42.0.8.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.6.9-42.0.8.EL, kernel-largesmp 2.6.9-42.0.8.EL Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 kernel 2.6.9-42.0.8.EL, kernel-smp 2.6.9-42.0.8.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.6.9-42.0.8.EL, kernel-largesmp 2.6.9-42.0.8.EL Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 kernel 2.6.9-42.0.8.EL, kernel-smp 2.6.9-42.0.8.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.6.9-42.0.8.EL, kernel-largesmp 2.6.9-42.0.8.EL Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 kernel 2.6.9-42.0.8.EL, kernel-smp 2.6.9-42.0.8.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.6.9-42.0.8.EL, kernel-largesmp 2.6.9-42.0.8.EL
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0014

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Exploit prediction

5.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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