CVE-2006-6058

Public Exploit

Description

The minix filesystem code in Linux kernel 2.6.x before 2.6.24, including 2.6.18, allows local users to cause a denial of service (hang) via a malformed minix file stream that triggers an infinite loop in the minix_bmap function. NOTE: this issue might be due to an integer overflow or signedness error.

Category

4.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.20%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-17-11-2006.html vendor advisory exploit
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1929
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1436 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27703 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28141 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28706 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27528 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26379 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:226 vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:112 vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504 vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:008 vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_59_kernel.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28654 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23034 vendor advisory third party advisory exploit
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0672.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4613 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-558-1 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-574-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29058 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.24
http://secunia.com/advisories/28971 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28170 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:232 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27614 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-578-1 vendor advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-404.htm

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-6058?
CVE-2006-6058 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-6058?
To fix CVE-2006-6058, 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-2006-6058 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-6058 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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