#VU95267 Improper input validation in Linux kernel - CVE-2006-6053 

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#VU95267 Improper input validation in Linux kernel - CVE-2006-6053

Published: November 22, 2006 / Updated: October 11, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU95267
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2006-6053
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The ext3fs_dirhash function in Linux kernel 2.6.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via an ext3 stream with malformed data structures.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's repository.

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