CVE-2006-6056

Linux kernel 2.6.x-2.6.18 - Denial of Service via Malformed HFS Filesystem Image

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Linux kernel 2.6.x up to 2.6.18 and possibly other versions, when SELinux hooks are enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed file stream that triggers a NULL pointer dereference in the superblock_doinit function, as demonstrated using an HFS filesystem image.

References (20)

Core 20
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/24098
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:078
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0014.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/24777
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9949
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/22887
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/23474
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
Exploit, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-14-11-2006.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/24482
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30278
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
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

Scores

EPSS 0.0053
EPSS Percentile 41.8%

Details

Status published
Products (50)
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.0
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.1
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.2
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.3
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.4
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.5
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.6
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.7
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.8
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.8.1
... and 40 more
Published Nov 22, 2006
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026