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The NTFS filesystem code in Linux kernel 2.6.x up to 2.6.18, and possibly other versions, allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a malformed NTFS file stream that triggers an infinite loop in the __find_get_block_slow function

Published Nov 22, 2006

Description

The NTFS filesystem code in Linux kernel 2.6.x up to 2.6.18, and possibly other versions, allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a malformed NTFS file stream that triggers an infinite loop in the __find_get_block_slow function.

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Remediation

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Weaknesses (0)

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 22, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Nov 21, 2006
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 16, 2026
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a
ENISA EUVD
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 22, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Exploited since n/a
EUVD-2006-6043