CVE-2006-6057

Public Exploit

Description

The Linux kernel 2.6.x up to 2.6.18, and possibly other versions, on Fedora Core 6 and possibly other operating systems, allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed gfs2 file stream that triggers a NULL pointer dereference in the init_journal function.

4.9

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.06%

Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory info-pull.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-15-11-2006.html	vendor advisory exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/24098	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4556	vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-416-1	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22886	third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30307	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-6057?: CVE-2006-6057 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-6057?: To fix CVE-2006-6057, 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-2006-6057 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-6057 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.

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