CVE-2006-5757 Race condition in n/a

What is CVE-2006-5757?

CVE-2006-5757 is a low-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 6 Nov 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Race condition in the __find_get_block_slow function in the ISO9660 filesystem in Linux 2.6.18 and possibly other versions allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) by mounting a crafted ISO9660 filesystem containing malformed data structures.

Weakness: CWE-399, CWE-17

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-5757?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2006-5757?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2006-5757 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-5757 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-3643-w49m-fvvm.