CVE-2006-5823
Published: 9 November 2006
The zlib_inflate function in Linux kernel 2.6.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed filesystem that uses zlib compression that triggers memory corruption, as demonstrated using cramfs.
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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linux-source-2.6.15 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
dapper |
Released
(2.6.15-29.58)
|
edgy |
Does not exist
|
|
feisty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
linux-source-2.6.17 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
dapper |
Does not exist
|
edgy |
Released
(2.6.17.1-12.40)
|
|
feisty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
linux-source-2.6.20 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
dapper |
Does not exist
|
edgy |
Does not exist
|
|
feisty |
Not vulnerable
|
|
upstream |
Needs triage
|