CVE-2006-3468 EXPLOIT
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 16% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Linux kernel 2.6.x, when using both NFS and EXT3, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file system panic) via a crafted UDP packet with a V2 lookup procedure that specifies a bad file handle (inode number), which triggers an error and causes an exported directory to be remounted read-only.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| EPSS | 15.97% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-07-21 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| linux | linux kernel |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Linux Kernel 2.6.17.7 - NFS and EXT3 Combination Remote Denial of Service | 2006-08-07 |
References
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2006/7/17/41
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21369
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21605
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21614
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21847
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21934
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22093
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22148
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22174
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22822
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-203.htm
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1184
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:150
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:151
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_21_sr.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_22_sr.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_57_kernel.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_64_kernel.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0617.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19396
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