PT-2006-6705 · Linux · Linux Kernel

Published 2006-11-22 · Updated 2017-07-20 · CVE-2006-6060

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 is related to the NTFS filesystem code, which allows local users to cause a denial of service by consuming CPU resources. This is achieved through a malformed NTFS file stream that triggers an infinite loop in the find get block slow function.

Recommendations For Linux kernel versions 2.6.x up to 2.6.18, consider updating to a version that contains a fix for this issue, as using a malformed NTFS file stream can lead to a denial of service. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-6060

DSA-1304

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

References · 9

• 🔥 http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-19-11-2006.html · Exploit
• http://debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1304 · Vendor Advisory
• http://novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-6060 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/25714 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/25691 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/23474 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30418 · Note