CVE-2006-6058

Linux Kernel - Numeric Error

Title source: rule

Description

The minix filesystem code in Linux kernel 2.6.x before 2.6.24, including 2.6.18, allows local users to cause a denial of service (hang) via a malformed minix file stream that triggers an infinite loop in the minix_bmap function. NOTE: this issue might be due to an integer overflow or signedness error.

References (27)

[Various Sources] http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.24

[Exploit, Vendor Advisory] http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-17-11-2006.html

[Exploit, Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/23034

[Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/26379

[Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/27528

[Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/27614

[Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/27703

[Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/28141

[Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/28170

[Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/28654

[Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/28706

[Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/28971

[Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/29058

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:226

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:232

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:008

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:112

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

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-558-1

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-574-1

... and 7 more

Scores

EPSS 0.0034

EPSS Percentile 56.4%

Classification

CWE

CWE-189

Status draft

Affected Products (50)

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

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Timeline

Published Nov 22, 2006

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026