FKIE_CVE-2006-5753
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2007-01-30 19:28 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:31
Severity
Summary
Unspecified vulnerability in the listxattr system call in Linux kernel, when a "bad inode" is present, allows local users to cause a denial of service (data corruption) and possibly gain privileges via unknown vectors.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | 2.6.20.1 | |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 4.0 | |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 4.0 | |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 4.0 | |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | 4.0 |
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