CVE-2006-5158
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2006-5158 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2006-10-05 04:04:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| Description | The nlmclnt_mark_reclaim in clntlock.c in NFS lockd in Linux kernel before 2.6.16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process crash) and deny access to NFS exports via unspecified vectors that trigger a kernel oops (null dereference) and a deadlock. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Problem Types: CWE-667 | n/a
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Primary | 7.5 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 3.3 | AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
AdjacentAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
PartialAV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 5.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 6.06 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 6.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | All | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Desktop | 4.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Eus | 4.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server | 4.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Workstation | 4.0 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| usn/usn-395-1 - Ubuntu: Linux for human beings | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | Third Party Advisory |
| kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.kernel.org | Broken Link |
| Red Hat update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Broken Link, Vendor Advisory |
| Advisories - Mandriva Linux | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mandriva.com | Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | Broken Link |
| Linux Kernel NFS LockD Dereference Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| Linux Kernel Various Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Broken Link, Vendor Advisory |
| 'lockd: couldn't create RPC handle for (host)' - MARC | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | marc.info | Mailing List |
| Avaya Products Linux Kernel Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Broken Link |
| ASA-2007-287 (RHSA-2007-0488) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | support.avaya.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Mandriva update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Broken Link, Vendor Advisory |
| Ubuntu update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Broken Link, Vendor Advisory |
| 'Re: lockd: couldn't create RPC handle for (host)' - MARC | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | marc.info | Mailing List, Patch |
| Security Announcement | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.novell.com | Broken Link |
| kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree | MITRE | www.kernel.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
| Organization | Published | Contributor | Statement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | 2006-10-16 | Joshua Bressers | Red Hat is aware of this issue and is tracking it via the following bug for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=210128 This issue does not affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 or 3. |
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.