CVE-2006-5619

Publication date 31 October 2006

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

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.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
linux-source-2.6.15	7.04 feisty	Not in release
	6.10 edgy	Not in release
	6.06 LTS dapper	Fixed 2.6.15-29.58
linux-source-2.6.17	7.04 feisty	Not in release
	6.10 edgy	Fixed 2.6.17.1-12.40
	6.06 LTS dapper	Not in release

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References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-395-1
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
14 December 2006

Other references

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-5619