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low 1.2

CVE-2006-5757 json

Race condition in the __find_get_block_slow function in the ISO9660 filesystem in Linux 2.6.18 and possibly other versions allows local use…

published 2006-11-06 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-5741

cvss
1.2
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.8%
EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 56%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Race condition in the __find_get_block_slow function in the ISO9660 filesystem in Linux 2.6.18 and possibly other versions allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) by mounting a crafted ISO9660 filesystem containing malformed data structures.

Patch / fix

  • kernel RHEL 4 2.6.9-42.0.8.EL
  • kernel-smp RHEL 4 2.6.9-42.0.8.EL
  • kernel-hugemem RHEL 4 2.6.9-42.0.8.EL
  • kernel-largesmp RHEL 4 2.6.9-42.0.8.EL

red hat advisories RHSA-2007:0014

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2006-5757 updated

security flaw

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 kernel 2.6.9-42.0.8.EL, kernel-smp 2.6.9-42.0.8.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.6.9-42.0.8.EL, kernel-largesmp 2.6.9-42.0.8.EL Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 kernel 2.6.9-42.0.8.EL, kernel-smp 2.6.9-42.0.8.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.6.9-42.0.8.EL, kernel-largesmp 2.6.9-42.0.8.EL Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 kernel 2.6.9-42.0.8.EL, kernel-smp 2.6.9-42.0.8.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.6.9-42.0.8.EL, kernel-largesmp 2.6.9-42.0.8.EL Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 kernel 2.6.9-42.0.8.EL, kernel-smp 2.6.9-42.0.8.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.6.9-42.0.8.EL, kernel-largesmp 2.6.9-42.0.8.EL
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0014

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-28912)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

0.80% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-28912 Linux Kernel 2.6.x - 'ISO9660' Denial of Service dos, 2006-11-05
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20920 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 1.2 AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
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References

Sources

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