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CVE-2006-6128

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2006-11-27 · updated 2026-06-16

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

• Linux kernel: 2.6.18

References

• http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-25-11-2006.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/23093
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4716
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30551
• http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-25-11-2006.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/23093
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4716
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30551

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