CVE-2006-6054

Linux Kernel - Denial of Service

Title source: rule

Description

The ext2 file system code in Linux kernel 2.6.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via an ext2 stream with malformed data structures that triggers an error in the ext2_check_page due to a length that is smaller than the minimum.

References (25)

[Exploit, Vendor Advisory] http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-12-11-2006.html

[Vendor Advisory] http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0014.html

[Vendor Advisory] http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0436.html

[Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/22837

[Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/23997

[Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/24098

[Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/24206

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0672.html

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0673.html

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-416-1

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30201

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10006

[Vendor Advisory] http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-063.htm

[Vendor Advisory] http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-404.htm

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/23474

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/25630

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Scores

EPSS 0.0006

EPSS Percentile 18.7%

Classification

Status draft

Affected Products (50)

linux/linux_kernel

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Timeline

Published Nov 22, 2006

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026