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.
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-19-11-2006.htmlExploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23474
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25691
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25714
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1304
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30418
- http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-19-11-2006.htmlExploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23474
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25691
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25714
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1304
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30418
Timeline
- Published
- Nov 22, 2006
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified