Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2006-3468
Linux kernel 2.6.x, when using both NFS and EXT3, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file system panic) via a crafted UDP packet with a V2 lookup procedure that specifies a bad file handle (inode number), which triggers an error and causes an exported directory to be remounted read-only.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.160 (96.8th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 96.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.160 · newest: 0.160 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel — versions 2.6.0, 2.6.1, 2.6.2
References
- secunia.com/advisories/21934 (third-party-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9809 (signature, vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/21847 (third-party-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0617.html (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/21605 (third-party-advisory)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- lkml.org/lkml/2006/7/17/41
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/21614 (third-party-advisory)
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_64_kernel.html (vendor-advisory)