Double free in Linux kernel - CVE-2006-5701
Published: November 4, 2006 / Updated: July 26, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU94777
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2006-5701
CWE-ID: CWE-415
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Double free vulnerability in squashfs module in the Linux kernel 2.6.x, as used in Fedora Core 5 and possibly other distributions, allows local users to cause a denial of service by mounting a crafted squashfs filesystem.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2006-5701
Install update from vendor's repository.
Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes
External References
- http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-02-11-2006.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22655
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23361
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23384
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24259
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:047
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20870
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-395-1
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29967