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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 4.9/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:CAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-15-11-2006.htmlExploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22886
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24098
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-416-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4556
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30307
- http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-15-11-2006.htmlExploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22886
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24098
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-416-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4556
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30307
Timeline
- Published
- Nov 22, 2006
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified