Improper input validation in Linux kernel - CVE-2006-5757
Published: November 6, 2006 / Updated: August 10, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU95751
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2006-5757
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform service disruption.
Race condition in the __find_get_block_slow function in the ISO9660 filesystem in Linux 2.6.18 and possibly other versions allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) by mounting a crafted ISO9660 filesystem containing malformed data structures.
How to mitigate CVE-2006-5757
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-05-11-2006.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0014.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22702
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22746
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23474
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23593
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23752
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23997
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24098
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24206
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25691
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25714
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-063.htm
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1304
- 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.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20920
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-416-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4359
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30029
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10111