CVE-2006-6054

Public Exploit

Description

The ext2 file system code in Linux kernel 2.6.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via an ext2 stream with malformed data structures that triggers an error in the ext2_check_page due to a length that is smaller than the minimum.

4.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.06%

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Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0436.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24098	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0673.html	vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0014.html	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4487	vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10006	vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/27528	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26379	third party advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-063.htm
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-416-1	vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24206	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0672.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23474	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22837	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-12-11-2006.html	exploit vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23997	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457	mailing list
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30201	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/29058	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25630	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25691	third party advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-404.htm

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-6054?: CVE-2006-6054 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-6054?: To fix CVE-2006-6054, 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-2006-6054 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-6054 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.