Description

The ext2 file system code in Linux kernel 2.6.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via an ext2 stream with malformed data structures that triggers an error in the ext2_check_page due to a length that is smaller than the minimum.

References

http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-12-11-2006.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0014.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0436.html

http://secunia.com/advisories/22837

http://secunia.com/advisories/23474

http://secunia.com/advisories/23997

http://secunia.com/advisories/24098

http://secunia.com/advisories/24206

http://secunia.com/advisories/25630

http://secunia.com/advisories/25691

http://secunia.com/advisories/26379

http://secunia.com/advisories/27528

http://secunia.com/advisories/29058

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-063.htm

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-404.htm

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0672.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0673.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-416-1

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4487

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30201

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10006

Details

Risk Information

CVSS v2.0