Candidate: CVE-2006-6053 References: http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=40b851348fe9bf49c26025b34261d25142269b60 MISC:http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-10-11-2006.html Description: The ext3fs_dirhash function in Linux kernel 2.6.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via an ext3 stream with malformed data structures. Ubuntu-Description: The ext3 file system driver did not properly handle corrupted data structures. By mounting a specially crafted ext3 file system, a local attacker could exploit this to crash the kernel. Notes: dannf> only the dir.c bit applies to 2.4 Bugs: upstream: released (2.6.20-rc5) linux-2.6: released (2.6.20-1) 2.6.18-etch-security: released (2.6.18.dfsg.1-10) [bugfix/2.6.16.38] 2.6.8-sarge-security: released (2.6.8-16sarge7) [ext3-fsfuzz.dpatch] 2.4.27-sarge-security: released (2.4.27-10sarge6) [242_ext3-fsfuzz.diff] 2.6.12-breezy-security: released (2.6.12-10.43) 2.6.15-dapper-security: released (2.6.15-28.51) 2.6.17-edgy-security: released (2.6.17.1-11.35)