Integer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2006-5751

 

Integer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2006-5751

Published: December 2, 2006 / Updated: October 30, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU94776
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2006-5751
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code.

Integer overflow in the get_fdb_entries function in net/bridge/br_ioctl.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.18.4 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a large maxnum value in an ioctl request.


How to mitigate CVE-2006-5751

Install update from vendor's repository.

Sources