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.
| Date Added | Due Date | Vulnerability Name | Required Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| N/A |
| Type | Version | Base score | Base severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 2.0 | 4.9 | MEDIUM | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| CWE ID | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|
| NVD-CWE-Other | Primary | nvd@nist.gov |
Not Vulnerable. The kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, and 4 do not contain gfs2 filesystem support. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.
| Hyperlink | Source | Resource |
|---|---|---|
| http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-15-11-2006.html | cve@mitre.org | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/22886 | cve@mitre.org | N/A |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/24098 | cve@mitre.org | N/A |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-416-1 | cve@mitre.org | N/A |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4556 | cve@mitre.org | N/A |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30307 | cve@mitre.org | N/A |
| http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-15-11-2006.html | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/22886 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | N/A |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/24098 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | N/A |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-416-1 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | N/A |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4556 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | N/A |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30307 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | N/A |