# CVE-2006-6058: The minix filesystem code in Linux kernel 2.6.x before 2.6.24, including 2.6.18, allows local users to cause a denial of service (hang) via

- 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 minix filesystem code in Linux kernel 2.6.x before 2.6.24, including 2.6.18, allows local users to cause a denial of service (hang) via a malformed minix file stream that triggers an infinite loop in the minix_bmap function. NOTE: this issue might be due to an integer overflow or signedness error.

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## References

- http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-17-11-2006.html
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1929
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1436
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27703
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28141
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28706
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27528
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26379
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:226
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:112
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:008
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_59_kernel.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28654
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23034
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0672.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4613
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-558-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-574-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29058
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.24
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28971
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28170
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:232
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27614

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