SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2006-5701

Double free vulnerability in squashfs module in the Linux kernel 2.6.x, as used in Fedora Core 5 and possibly other distributions, allows local users to cause a denial of service by mounting a crafted squashfs filesystem.

MEDIUM 4.9EPSS 0.86%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.86%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Double free vulnerability in squashfs module in the Linux kernel 2.6.x, as used in Fedora Core 5 and possibly other distributions, allows local users to cause a denial of service by mounting a crafted squashfs filesystem.

CVSS 2.0
4.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
EPSS
0.86% probability · 56th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
linux/linux kernel · redhat/fedora core
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.