CVE-2006-5753

Linux Kernel - Denial of Service and Privilege Escalation via listxattr System Call

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the listxattr system call in Linux kernel, when a "bad inode" is present, allows local users to cause a denial of service (data corruption) and possibly gain privileges via unknown vectors.

References (33)

Core 33
Core References
Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2739
Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2740
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0014.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9371
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/24098
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22316
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/24429
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/24400
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_21_kernel.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:040
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-416-1
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/24100
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/25226
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/25683
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/24206
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/23997
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/24482
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_18_kernel.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/33020
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/1/3/150
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/24547
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_30_kernel.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/29058
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1304
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/25714
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_35_kernel.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/25691
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:060
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1106
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/23955

Scores

EPSS 0.0038
EPSS Percentile 30.6%

Details

Status published
Products (3)
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.20.1
redhat/enterprise_linux 4.0 (3 CPE variants)
redhat/enterprise_linux_desktop 4.0
Published Jan 30, 2007
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026