CVE-2006-5753

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the listxattr system call in Linux kernel, when a "bad inode" is present, allows local users to cause a denial of service (data corruption) and possibly gain privileges via unknown vectors.

7.2

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.08%

Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory fedoranews.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory fedoranews.org Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0014.html	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9371	vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/24098	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22316	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/24429	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24400	third party advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_21_kernel.html	vendor advisory
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2739	vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:040	vendor advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-063.htm
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-416-1	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24100	third party advisory
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2740	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25226	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25683	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24206	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23997	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457	mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/24482	third party advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_18_kernel.html	vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503	vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/33020	vdb entry
http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/1/3/150
http://secunia.com/advisories/24547	third party advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_30_kernel.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29058	third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1304	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25714	third party advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_35_kernel.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25691	third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:060	vendor advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1106
http://secunia.com/advisories/23955	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-5753?: CVE-2006-5753 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-5753?: To fix CVE-2006-5753, 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-2006-5753 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-5753 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.