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medium 4.0

CVE-2006-6058 json

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…

published 2006-11-22 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-6041

cvss
4.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 43%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • kernel RHEL 2.1 2.4.9-e.72
  • kernel-smp RHEL 2.1 2.4.9-e.72
  • kernel-BOOT RHEL 2.1 2.4.9-e.72
  • kernel-source RHEL 2.1 2.4.9-e.72
  • kernel-summit RHEL 2.1 2.4.9-e.72
  • kernel-enterprise RHEL 2.1 2.4.9-e.72

red hat advisories RHSA-2007:0672

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-2006-6058 updated

minix_bmap denial of service

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 kernel 2.4.9-e.72, kernel-smp 2.4.9-e.72, kernel-BOOT 2.4.9-e.72, kernel-source 2.4.9-e.72, kernel-summit 2.4.9-e.72, kernel-enterprise 2.4.9-e.72 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 kernel 2.4.9-e.72, kernel-smp 2.4.9-e.72, kernel-BOOT 2.4.9-e.72, kernel-source 2.4.9-e.72, kernel-summit 2.4.9-e.72, kernel-enterprise 2.4.9-e.72 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 kernel 2.4.9-e.72, kernel-smp 2.4.9-e.72, kernel-BOOT 2.4.9-e.72, kernel-source 2.4.9-e.72, kernel-summit 2.4.9-e.72, kernel-enterprise 2.4.9-e.72
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0672

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Exploit prediction

0.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 43% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • projects.info-pull.com http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-17-11-2006.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/23034 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.0 AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Classification

Weakness
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References

Sources

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