CVE-2006-6128 — The ReiserFS functionality in Linux kernel 2.6.18, and possibly other versions, allows local users to cause a denial of service via a malformed ReiserFS file system that triggers memory corruption when a sync is performed

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The ReiserFS functionality in Linux kernel 2.6.18, and possibly other versions, allows local users to cause a denial of service via a malformed ReiserFS file system that triggers memory corruption when a sync is performed

Published Nov 27, 2006

2.1

LOW

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 0.46%

Description

The ReiserFS functionality in Linux kernel 2.6.18, and possibly other versions, allows local users to cause a denial of service via a malformed ReiserFS file system that triggers memory corruption when a sync is performed.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.46% 0.00462

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00462

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (9 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 3, 2026	0.46% (0.00462)	37.87th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	0.44% (0.00436)	34.53th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.07% (0.00072)	19.30th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.04% (0.00042)	5.07th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.04% (0.00042)	5.63th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	0.95% (0.00950)	32.28th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 10, 2022	0.95% (0.00950)	30.63th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	0.95% (0.00950)	28.61th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	0.95% (0.00950)	13.46th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (4)

http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-25-11-2006.html
x_refsource_MISCExploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/23093
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4716
vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30551
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Link	Providers	Tags
http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-25-11-2006.html		x_refsource_MISCExploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/23093		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4716		vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30551		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Nov 27, 2006

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved Nov 26, 2006

Link CVE-2006-6128

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2006-6128

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2006-6128