PT-2006-6702 · Linux · Linux Kernel
Publicado
2006-11-22
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Atualizado
2017-07-20
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CVE-2006-6057
CVSS v2.0
4.9
Média
| Vetor | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel versions 2.6.x up to 2.6.18
Description
The issue allows local users to cause a denial of service, resulting in a system crash, by utilizing a malformed gfs2 file stream. This triggers a NULL pointer dereference in the
init journal function.Recommendations
For Linux kernel versions 2.6.x up to 2.6.18, consider applying configuration changes to restrict access to the gfs2 file system until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the gfs2 file system to minimize the risk of exploitation.
Exploit
Correção
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