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CVE-2006-5753

Unspecified vulnerability in the listxattr system call in Linux kernel, when a "bad inode" is present, allows local users to cause a denial of service (data corruption) and possibly gain privileges via unknown vectors.

Published

2007-01-30T19:28:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.2 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.20.1	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	4.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	4.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	4.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_desktop	4.0	Yes

References

http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2739 ([email protected])
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2740 ([email protected])
http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/1/3/150 ([email protected])
http://osvdb.org/33020 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/23955 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/23997 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/24098 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/24100 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/24206 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/24400 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/24429 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/24482 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/24547 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/25226 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/25683 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/25691 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/25714 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/29058 ([email protected])
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-063.htm ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1304 ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503 ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:040 ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:060 ([email protected])
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_18_kernel.html ([email protected])
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_21_kernel.html ([email protected])
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_30_kernel.html ([email protected])
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_35_kernel.html ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0014.html ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22316 ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-416-1 ([email protected])
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1106 ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9371 ([email protected])
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2739 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2740 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/1/3/150 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://osvdb.org/33020 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/23955 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/23997 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/24098 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/24100 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/24206 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/24400 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/24429 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/24482 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/24547 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/25226 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/25683 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/25691 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/25714 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29058 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-063.htm (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1304 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:040 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:060 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_18_kernel.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_21_kernel.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_30_kernel.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_35_kernel.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0014.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22316 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-416-1 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1106 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9371 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)