CVE-2006-5751: Integer Overflow
First published: Sat Dec 02 2006(Updated: )
Integer overflow in the get_fdb_entries function in net/bridge/br_ioctl.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.18.4 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a large maxnum value in an ioctl request.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com secalert@redhat.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.0 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.1 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.1-rc1 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.1-rc2 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.1-rc3 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.2 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.2-rc1 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.2-rc2 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.2-rc3 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.3 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.3-rc1 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.3-rc2 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.3-rc3 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.3-rc4 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.4 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.4-rc1 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.4-rc2 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.4-rc3 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.5 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.5-rc1 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.5-rc2 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.5-rc3 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.6 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.6-rc1 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.6-rc2 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.6-rc3 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.7 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.7-rc1 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.7-rc2 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.7-rc3 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.8 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.8-rc1 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.8-rc2 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.8-rc3 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.8-rc4 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.8.1 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.8.1.5 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.8.1.5 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.8.1.5 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.8.1.5 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.8.1.5 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.8.1.5 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.8.1.5 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.8.1.5 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.8.1.5 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.8.1.5 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.8.1.5 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.8.1.5 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.8.1.5 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.8.1.5 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.8.1.5 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.8.1.5 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.9 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.9-2.6.20 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.9-rc1 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.9-rc2 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.9-rc3 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.9-rc4 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.10 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.10-rc1 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.10-rc2 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.10-rc3 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.11 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.11-rc1 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.11-rc2 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.11-rc3 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.11-rc4 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.11-rc5 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.11.1 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.11.2 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.11.3 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.11.4 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.11.5 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.11.6 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.11.7 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.11.8 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.11.9 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.11.10 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.11.11 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.11.12 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.11_rc1_bk6 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.12 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.12-rc1 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.12-rc2 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.12-rc3 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.12-rc4 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.12-rc5 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.12-rc6 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.12.1 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.12.2 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.12.3 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.12.4 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.12.5 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.12.6 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.13 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.13-rc1 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.13-rc2 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.13-rc3 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.13-rc4 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.13-rc5 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.13-rc6 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.13-rc7 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.13.1 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.13.2 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.13.3 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.13.4 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.14 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.14-rc1 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.14-rc2 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.14-rc3 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.14-rc4 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.14-rc5 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.14.1 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.14.2 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.14.3 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.14.4 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.14.5 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.14.6 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.14.7 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.15 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.15-rc1 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.15-rc3 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.15-rc4 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.15-rc5 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.15-rc6 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.15-rc7 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.15.1 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.15.2 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.15.3 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.15.4 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.15.5 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.15.6 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.15.7 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16-rc1 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16-rc2 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16-rc3 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16-rc4 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16-rc5 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16-rc6 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.1 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.2 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.3 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.4 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.5 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.6 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.7 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.8 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.9 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.10 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.11 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.12 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.13 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.14 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.15 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.16 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.17 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.18 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.19 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.20 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.21 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.22 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.23 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.24 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.25 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.26 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.27 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.28 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.29 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.30 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.31 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.32 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.16.33 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.17 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.17-rc1 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.17-rc2 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.17-rc3 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.17-rc4 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.17-rc5 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.17-rc6 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.17.1 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.17.2 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.17.3 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.17.4 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.17.5 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.17.6 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.17.7 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.17.8 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.17.9 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.17.10 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.17.11 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.17.12 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.17.13 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.17.14 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.18 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.18-rc1 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.18-rc2 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.18-rc3 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.18-rc4 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.18-rc5 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.18-rc6 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.18-rc7 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.18.1 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.18.2 | |
| Linux Kernel | =2.6.18.3 |
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Reference Links
- http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-29-11-2006.html
- http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=blobdiff;h=4c61a7e0a86e1ae9e16867f9f8e4b0412b8edbaf;hp=4e4119a1213925568b8a1acdef9bf52b98b19da3;hb=ba8379b220509e9448c00a77cf6c15ac2a559cc7;f=net/bridge/br_ioctl.c
- http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=ba8379b220509e9448c00a77cf6c15ac2a559cc7
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.18.4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21353
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-803
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-837
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23252
- http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1233
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-395-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23370
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23384
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:002
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23593
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-063.htm
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0014.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_21_kernel.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23752
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23997
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24206
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24547
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:012
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23474
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4781
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23073
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30588
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10151
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453681/100/0/threaded
- http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=blobdiff%3Bh=4c61a7e0a86e1ae9e16867f9f8e4b0412b8edbaf%3Bhp=4e4119a1213925568b8a1acdef9bf52b98b19da3%3Bhb=ba8379b220509e9448c00a77cf6c15ac2a559cc7%3Bf=net/bridge/br_ioctl.c
- http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ba8379b220509e9448c00a77cf6c15ac2a559cc7
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2006-5751?
CVE-2006-5751 is classified with a high severity rating due to its potential to allow local users to execute arbitrary code.
How do I fix CVE-2006-5751?
To fix CVE-2006-5751, update the Linux kernel to version 2.6.18.4 or later, which addresses this vulnerability.
What are the affected versions in CVE-2006-5751?
CVE-2006-5751 affects Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.18.4.
Who is at risk from CVE-2006-5751?
Local users with sufficient privileges on affected systems are at risk of exploiting CVE-2006-5751.
What type of vulnerability is described in CVE-2006-5751?
CVE-2006-5751 describes an integer overflow vulnerability in the Linux kernel's get_fdb_entries function.
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