#VU95266 Resource exhaustion in Linux kernel - CVE-2006-6060

Vulnerability identifier: #VU95266

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [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/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2006-6060

CWE-ID: CWE-400

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 NTFS filesystem code in Linux kernel 2.6.x up to 2.6.18, and possibly other versions, allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a malformed NTFS file stream that triggers an infinite loop in the __find_get_block_slow function.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: All versions

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External links
https://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-19-11-2006.html
https://secunia.com/advisories/23474
https://secunia.com/advisories/25691
https://secunia.com/advisories/25714
https://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1304
https://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html
https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30418

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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.