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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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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EUVD |
EUVD-2006-6040 | 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-416-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T20:12:31.511Z
Reserved: 2006-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2006-6057
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Status : Modified
Published: 2006-11-22T01:07:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467
Link: CVE-2006-6057
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD
Ubuntu USN