medium4.0
CVE-2006-5823
The zlib_inflate function in Linux kernel 2.6.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed filesystem that uses zlib compression t…
Impact
The zlib_inflate function in Linux kernel 2.6.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed filesystem that uses zlib compression that triggers memory corruption, as demonstrated using cramfs.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | Versions 2.6.0, 2.6.1, 2.6.2, 2.6.3, 2.6.4, 2.6.5 |
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-07-11-2006.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0014.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0436.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22767
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23474
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23997
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24098
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24206
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24259
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24482
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25630
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25691
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29058
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-063.htm
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:047
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:060
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-416-1
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10588
- http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-07-11-2006.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0014.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0436.html