Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2006-6060
The NTFS filesystem code in Linux kernel 2.6.x up to 2.6.18, and possibly other versions, allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a malformed NTFS file stream that triggers an infinite loop in the __find_get_block_slow function.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/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: 0.005 (37.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 38th percentile — 37.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel — versions 2.6.0, 2.6.1, 2.6.2
References
- projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-19-11-2006.html (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html (vendor-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30418 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/23474 (third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457 (mailing-list)
- www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1304 (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/25714 (third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/25691 (third-party-advisory)