CVE-2006-3468
Linux kernel 2.6.x, when using both NFS and EXT3, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file system panic) via a crafted UDP packet with a V2 lookup procedure that specifies a bad file handle (inode number), which triggers an error and…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 16.0%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Linux kernel 2.6.x, when using both NFS and EXT3, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file system panic) via a crafted UDP packet with a V2 lookup procedure that specifies a bad file handle (inode number), which triggers an error and causes an exported directory to be remounted read-only.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 15.97% probability · 97th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2006/7/17/41
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21369
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21605
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21614
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21847
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21934
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22093
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22148
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22174
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22822
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-203.htm
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1184
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:150
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:151
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_21_sr.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_22_sr.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_57_kernel.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_64_kernel.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0617.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19396
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0046/
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-346-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=199172
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9809
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2006/7/17/41
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21369
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21605
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21614
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21847
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21934
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.