Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2006-6054 is an old Linux kernel ext2 filesystem flaw. A local user could trigger a system crash by causing the kernel to process malformed ext2 filesystem data. The business impact is availability, not confirmed data theft or remote compromise in the provided sources. Exposure is mainly legacy Linux 2.6.x systems that use or parse ext2 filesystems and allow local users to influence that parsing. Modern supported kernels are unlikely to be affected, but confirm with vendor advisories and asset inventory. Treat this as a legacy platform availability issue. It is not an emergency for current supported Linux estates, but any exposed Linux 2.6.x system with local users should be remediated or retired. Mitigation focus: Apply relevant vendor kernel updates from Red Hat, SUSE, Ubuntu, Debian, or affected appliance vendors.; Remove or upgrade unsupported Linux 2.6.x systems where possible.; Restrict untrusted local users from causing kernel ext2 parsing where feasible..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10006CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
- kernel-ext2-filesystem-dos(30201)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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