High severity · published Oct 5, 2006
CVE-2006-5158
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…
7.5
CVSS
3.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.7% · higher than 90% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
before 2.6.16 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Desktop · Redhat
4.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Eus · Redhat
4.5 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server · Redhat
4.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Workstation · Redhat
4.0 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
5.10; 6.06; 6.10 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-5158
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-5158
Mailing List
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=113476665626446&w=2
Mailing List
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=113494474208973&w=2
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0488.html
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/23361
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/23384
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/23752
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