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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2006-5753

Original release date:01/30/2007
Last revised:11/15/2008
Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

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.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
CVSS v2 Base Score:7.2 (HIGH) (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) (legend)
Impact Subscore: 10.0
Exploitability Subscore: 3.9
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Locally exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service

Vendor Statments (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (10/18/2007)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 is not vulnerable to this issue as it only affects x86_64 architectures. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch at release.

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External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2007:0014
Hyperlink:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0014.html
External Source: OSVDB
Name: 33020
Hyperlink:http://osvdb.org/33020
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1106
Hyperlink:https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1106
External Source: UBUNTU
Name: USN-416-1
Hyperlink:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-416-1
External Source: BID
Name: 22316
Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22316
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20070615 rPSA-2007-0124-1 kernel xen
Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457
External Source: SUSE
Name: SUSE-SA:2007:035
Hyperlink:http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_35_kernel.html
External Source: SUSE
Name: SUSE-SA:2007:030
Hyperlink:http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_30_kernel.html
External Source: SUSE
Name: SUSE-SA:2007:021
Hyperlink:http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_21_kernel.html
External Source: SUSE
Name: SUSE-SA:2007:018
Hyperlink:http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_18_kernel.html
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDKSA-2007:060
Hyperlink:http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:060
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDKSA-2007:040
Hyperlink:http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:040
External Source: DEBIAN
Name: DSA-1503
Hyperlink:http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503
External Source: DEBIAN
Name: DSA-1304
Hyperlink:http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1304
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-063.htm
Hyperlink:http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-063.htm
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 29058
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/29058
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 25714
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/25714
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 25691
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/25691
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 25683
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/25683
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 25226
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/25226
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 24547
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/24547
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 24482
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/24482
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 24429
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/24429
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 24400
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/24400
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 24206
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/24206
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 24100
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/24100
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 24098
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/24098
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 23997
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/23997
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 23955
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/23955
External Source: MISC
Name: http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/1/3/150
Hyperlink:http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/1/3/150
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDKSA-2007:060
Hyperlink:http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:060
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDKSA-2007:040
Hyperlink:http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:040
External Source: FEDORA
Name: FEDORA-2007-291
Hyperlink:http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2740
External Source: FEDORA
Name: FEDORA-2007-277
Hyperlink:http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2739

Vulnerable software and versions

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spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.20.1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0::advanced_server
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0::enterprise_server
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0::workstation
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:4.0
* Denotes Vulnerable Software
* Changes related to vulnerability configurations

Technical Details

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CVE Standard Vulnerability Entry:http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-5753