Memory corruption in Linux kernel - CVE-2006-6128

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Memory corruption in Linux kernel - CVE-2006-6128

Published: November 27, 2006 / Updated: July 29, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU95264
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2006-6128
CWE-ID: CWE-119
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 perform service disruption.

The ReiserFS functionality in Linux kernel 2.6.18, and possibly other versions, allows local users to cause a denial of service via a malformed ReiserFS file system that triggers memory corruption when a sync is performed.


How to mitigate CVE-2006-6128

Install update from vendor's repository.

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