CVE-2006-6060

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

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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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-19-11-2006.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23474
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/25691
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/25714
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1304
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30418
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-19-11-2006.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23474
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/25691
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/25714
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1304
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30418
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

16 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.0%
14th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

linux