CVE-2006-6060 | BDVDB-2026-20457 Detail
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-19-11-2006.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30418
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23474
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1304
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25714
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25691
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.