CVE-2006-5619

N/A Unknown
Published: October 31, 2006 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

The seqfile handling (ip6fl_get_n function in ip6_flowlabel.c) in Linux kernel 2.6 up to 2.6.18-stable allows local users to cause a denial of service (hang or oops) via unspecified manipulations that trigger an infinite loop while searching for flowlabels.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lkml.org/lkml/2006/11/5/46
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0014.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/22665
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22754
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23370
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23384
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23474
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23593
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23752
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23997
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/24206
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-063.htm
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bcd620757d3a4ae78ef0ca41adb5d9e400ed92b6
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:002
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:012
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:025
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451097/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20847
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-395-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1233
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4297
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29970
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-760
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9311
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lkml.org/lkml/2006/11/5/46
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0014.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/22665
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22754
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23370
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23384
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23474
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23593
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23752
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23997
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/24206
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-063.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bcd620757d3a4ae78ef0ca41adb5d9e400ed92b6
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:002
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:012
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:025
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451097/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20847
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-395-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1233
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4297
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29970
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-760
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9311
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-399

Affected Vendors

linux

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