VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2006-6056
Linux kernel 2.6.x up to 2.6.18 and possibly other versions, when SELinux hooks are enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed file stream that triggers a NULL pointer dereference in the superblock_doinit function,…
MEDIUM 4.9EPSS 0.54%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.54%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Linux kernel 2.6.x up to 2.6.18 and possibly other versions, when SELinux hooks are enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed file stream that triggers a NULL pointer dereference in the superblock_doinit function, as demonstrated using an HFS filesystem image.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.54% probability · 44th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-14-11-2006.htmlExploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0014.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22887
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23474
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23997
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24098
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24206
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24482
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24777
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25691
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25714
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-063.htm
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1304
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:060
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:078
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-416-1
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30278
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9949
- http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-14-11-2006.htmlExploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0014.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22887
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23474
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23997
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24098
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24206
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24482
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24777
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25691
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.