#VU95225 Integer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2006-6058
Vulnerability identifier: #VU95225
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 1.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Local
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components /
Operating system
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The minix filesystem code in Linux kernel 2.6.x before 2.6.24, including 2.6.18, allows local users to cause a denial of service (hang) via a malformed minix file stream that triggers an infinite loop in the minix_bmap function. NOTE: this issue might be due to an integer overflow or signedness error.
Mitigation
Install update from vendor's repository.
Vulnerable software versions
Linux kernel: All versions
External links
https://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.24
https://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-17-11-2006.html
https://secunia.com/advisories/23034
https://secunia.com/advisories/26379
https://secunia.com/advisories/27528
https://secunia.com/advisories/27614
https://secunia.com/advisories/27703
https://secunia.com/advisories/28141
https://secunia.com/advisories/28170
https://secunia.com/advisories/28654
https://secunia.com/advisories/28706
https://secunia.com/advisories/28971
https://secunia.com/advisories/29058
https://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-404.htm
https://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1436
https://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504
https://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:226
https://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:232
https://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:008
https://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:112
https://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_59_kernel.html
https://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0672.html
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-558-1
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-574-1
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-578-1
https://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4613
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1929
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
