CVE-2006-7203

Linux Kernel < 2.6.20 - Denial of Service

Title source: rule

Description

The compat_sys_mount function in fs/compat.c in Linux kernel 2.6.20 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and oops) by mounting a smbfs file system in compatibility mode ("mount -t smbfs").

References (23)

[Vendor Advisory] http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0488.html

[Patch] http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff_plain%3Bh=822191a2fa1584a29c3224ab328507adcaeac1ab

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/25682

[Vendor Advisory] http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-287.htm

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:171

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:196

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-486-1

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-489-1

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10941

[Vendor Advisory] https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0376.html

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_35_kernel.html

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_43_kernel.html

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

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/25683

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/25700

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/25838

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/25961

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/26133

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/26139

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/26289

... and 3 more

Scores

EPSS 0.0009

EPSS Percentile 24.6%

Classification

Status draft

Affected Products (1)

linux/linux_kernel < 2.6.20

Timeline

Published May 14, 2007

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026