CVE-2006-1523

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2006-04-12 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The __group_complete_signal function in the RCU signal handling (signal.c) in Linux kernel 2.6.16, and possibly other versions, has unknown impact and attack vectors related to improper use of BUG_ON.

Affected products

Linux kernel: 2.6.16

References

http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=114476543426600&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/20398
http://secunia.com/advisories/20914
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1103
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-05-31.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17640
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2554
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=188604
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=114476543426600&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/20398
http://secunia.com/advisories/20914
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1103

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