Oval Definition:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10588
Revision Date:2013-04-29Version:11
Title:The zlib_inflate function in Linux kernel 2.6.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed filesystem that uses zlib compression that triggers memory corruption, as demonstrated using cramfs.
Description:The zlib_inflate function in Linux kernel 2.6.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed filesystem that uses zlib compression that triggers memory corruption, as demonstrated using cramfs.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:ACCEPTEDReference(s):CVE-2006-5823
Platform(s):CentOS Linux 3
CentOS Linux 4
Oracle Linux 4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • OS Section: RHEL3, CentOS3
  • RHEL3 or CentOS3
  • The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
  • OR CentOS Linux 3.x
  • AND Configuration section
  • kernel-BOOT is earlier than 0:2.4.21-50.EL
  • OR kernel-unsupported is earlier than 0:2.4.21-50.EL
  • OR kernel-smp-unsupported is earlier than 0:2.4.21-50.EL
  • OR kernel-hugemem-unsupported is earlier than 0:2.4.21-50.EL
  • OR kernel-hugemem is earlier than 0:2.4.21-50.EL
  • OR kernel is earlier than 0:2.4.21-50.EL
  • OR kernel-source is earlier than 0:2.4.21-50.EL
  • OR kernel-doc is earlier than 0:2.4.21-50.EL
  • OR kernel-smp is earlier than 0:2.4.21-50.EL
  • OR OS Section: RHEL4, CentOS4, Oracle Linux 4
  • RHEL4, CentOS4 or Oracle Linux 4
  • The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
  • OR CentOS Linux 4.x
  • OR Oracle Linux 4.x
  • AND Configuration section
  • kernel-hugemem is earlier than 0:2.6.9-42.0.8.EL
  • OR kernel-hugemem-devel is earlier than 0:2.6.9-42.0.8.EL
  • OR kernel-smp-devel is earlier than 0:2.6.9-42.0.8.EL
  • OR kernel-largesmp-devel is earlier than 0:2.6.9-42.0.8.EL
  • OR kernel is earlier than 0:2.6.9-42.0.8.EL
  • OR kernel-devel is earlier than 0:2.6.9-42.0.8.EL
  • OR kernel-doc is earlier than 0:2.6.9-42.0.8.EL
  • OR kernel-largesmp is earlier than 0:2.6.9-42.0.8.EL
  • OR kernel-smp is earlier than 0:2.6.9-42.0.8.EL
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