CVE-2006-5619

Description

The seqfile handling (ip6fl_get_n function in ip6_flowlabel.c) in Linux kernel 2.6 up to 2.6.18-stable allows local users to cause a denial of service (hang or oops) via unspecified manipulations that trigger an infinite loop while searching for flowlabels.

Category

2.1
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.11%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://lkml.org/lkml/2006/11/5/46 mailing list
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:025 vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0014.html vendor advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-760
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:012 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23593 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-063.htm
http://secunia.com/advisories/23384 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23752 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20847 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/24206 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9311 vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/22754 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22665 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23474 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1233 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23370 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451097/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/23997 third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:002 vendor advisory
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bcd620757d3a4ae78ef0ca41adb5d9e400ed92b6
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-395-1 vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29970 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4297 vdb entry vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-5619?
CVE-2006-5619 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-5619?
To fix CVE-2006-5619, 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-2006-5619 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-5619 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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