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.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
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n/aaffected
References
- http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-19-11-2006.html ↗
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html ↗
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30418 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23474 ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457 ↗
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1304 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25714 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25691 ↗