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    CVE-2006-5823

    The zlib_inflate function in Linux kernel 2.6.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed filesystem that uses zlib compression that triggers memory corruption, as demonstrated using cramfs.

    Published:Nov 7, 2006
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Nov 9, 2006
    EPSS Score:0.00101
    CVSS Score:4

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-07-11-2006.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0014.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0436.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/22767
    http://secunia.com/advisories/23474
    http://secunia.com/advisories/23997
    http://secunia.com/advisories/24098
    http://secunia.com/advisories/24206
    http://secunia.com/advisories/24259
    http://secunia.com/advisories/24482
    http://secunia.com/advisories/25630
    http://secunia.com/advisories/25691
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29058
    http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-063.htm
    http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503
    http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:047
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:060
    http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-416-1
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10588
    http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-07-11-2006.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0014.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0436.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/22767
    http://secunia.com/advisories/23474
    http://secunia.com/advisories/23997
    http://secunia.com/advisories/24098
    http://secunia.com/advisories/24206
    http://secunia.com/advisories/24259
    http://secunia.com/advisories/24482
    http://secunia.com/advisories/25630
    http://secunia.com/advisories/25691
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29058
    http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-063.htm
    http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503
    http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:047
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:060
    http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-416-1
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10588

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High