CVE-2006-6058

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

The minix filesystem code in Linux kernel 2.6.x before 2.6.24, including 2.6.18, allows local users to cause a denial of service (hang) via a malformed minix file stream that triggers an infinite loop in the minix_bmap function. NOTE: this issue might be due to an integer overflow or signedness error.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.24
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-17-11-2006.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23034
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26379
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27528
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27614
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27703
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28141
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28170
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28654
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28706
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28971
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29058
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-404.htm
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1436
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:226
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:232
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:008
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:112
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_59_kernel.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0672.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-558-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-574-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-578-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4613
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1929
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.24
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-17-11-2006.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23034
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26379
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27528
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27614
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27703
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28141
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28170
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28654
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28706
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28971
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29058
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-404.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1436
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:226
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:232
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:008
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:112
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_59_kernel.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0672.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-558-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-574-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-578-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4613
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1929
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

54 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.3%
57th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-189

Affected Vendors

linux

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