CVE-2006-3468

Description

Linux kernel 2.6.x, when using both NFS and EXT3, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file system panic) via a crafted UDP packet with a V2 lookup procedure that specifies a bad file handle (inode number), which triggers an error and causes an exported directory to be remounted read-only.

7.8

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 22.27% Top 5%

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Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/21934	third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9809	vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/21847	third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0617.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21605	third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:150	vendor advisory
http://lkml.org/lkml/2006/7/17/41
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:151	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21614	third party advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_64_kernel.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21369	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19396	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/22174	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22822	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22148	third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-346-1	vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_21_sr.html	vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_22_sr.html	vendor advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-203.htm
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0046/	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22093	third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1184	vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_57_kernel.html	vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=199172

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-3468?: CVE-2006-3468 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-3468?: To fix CVE-2006-3468, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-3468 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-3468 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~22% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.