CVE-2006-6057

N/A Unknown
Published: November 22, 2006 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

The Linux kernel 2.6.x up to 2.6.18, and possibly other versions, on Fedora Core 6 and possibly other operating systems, allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed gfs2 file stream that triggers a NULL pointer dereference in the init_journal function.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-15-11-2006.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22886
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/24098
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-416-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4556
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30307
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-15-11-2006.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22886
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/24098
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-416-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4556
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30307
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

12 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
20th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

linux