PT-2006-6702 · Linux · Linux Kernel

Published 2006-11-22 · Updated 2017-07-20 · CVE-2006-6057

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.9

Medium

Base vector

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

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-6057

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

References · 7

• 🔥 http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-15-11-2006.html · Exploit
• http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-416-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-6057 · Security Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4556 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30307 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/22886 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/24098 · Note