# CVE-2006-6057: 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

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2006-11-22 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

## What to do

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## References

- http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-15-11-2006.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24098
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4556
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-416-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22886
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30307

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