CVE-2006-5158 Null dereference in n/a

What is CVE-2006-5158?

CVE-2006-5158 is a high-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 3 Oct 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The nlmclnt_mark_reclaim in clntlock.c in NFS lockd in Linux kernel before 2.6.16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process crash) and deny access to NFS exports via unspecified vectors that trigger a kernel oops (null dereference) and a deadlock.

Weakness: CWE-667

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-5158?

It affects 6 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Linux kernel, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server, Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation.

How do I fix CVE-2006-5158?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2006-5158 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-5158 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-339c-xph3-fj7g.