CVE-2006-5701 EXPLOIT
4.9
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 0.9% (pctl 57)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Double free vulnerability in squashfs module in the Linux kernel 2.6.x, as used in Fedora Core 5 and possibly other distributions, allows local users to cause a denial of service by mounting a crafted squashfs filesystem.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.9 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| EPSS | 0.86% — more likely to be exploited than 57% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-11-03 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| linux | linux kernel |
| redhat | fedora core |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Linux Kernel 2.6.x - SquashFS Double-Free Denial of Service | 2006-11-02 |
References
- http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-02-11-2006.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22655
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23361
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23384
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24259
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:047
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20870
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-395-1
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29967
- http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-02-11-2006.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22655
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23361
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23384
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24259
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:047
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20870
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-395-1
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29967
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