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
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
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.18.4
- http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-29-11-2006.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0014.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23073
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23252
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23370
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23384
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23474
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23593
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23752
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23997
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24206
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24547
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-063.htm
- http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=blobdiff;h=4c61a7e0a86e1ae9e16867f9f8e4b0412b8edbaf;hp=4e4119a1213925568b8a1acdef9bf52b98b19da3;hb=ba8379b220509e9448c00a77cf6c15ac2a559cc7;f=net/bridge/br_ioctl.c
- http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=ba8379b220509e9448c00a77cf6c15ac2a559cc7
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:002
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:012
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_21_kernel.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453681/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21353
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-395-1
- http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1233
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4781
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30588
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-803
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-837
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10151