CVE-2006-7203

Description

The compat_sys_mount function in fs/compat.c in Linux kernel 2.6.20 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and oops) by mounting a smbfs file system in compatibility mode ("mount -t smbfs").

4.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.06%

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

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_43_kernel.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26289	third party advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff_plain%3Bh=822191a2fa1584a29c3224ab328507adcaeac1ab
http://secunia.com/advisories/25838	third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:171	vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10941	signature vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/25683	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26620	third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-489-1	vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:196	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25961	third party advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-287.htm
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2209	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/29058	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25682	third party advisory
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0376.html	vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-486-1	vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_35_kernel.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25700	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26139	third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0488.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26133	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-7203?: CVE-2006-7203 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-7203?: To fix CVE-2006-7203, 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-2006-7203 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-7203 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.