CVE-2006-5751

Summary

CVECVE-2006-5751
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2006-12-02 02:28:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionInteger overflow in the get_fdb_entries function in net/bridge/br_ioctl.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.18.4 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a large maxnum value in an ioctl request.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.2 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.0 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.1 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.1 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.1 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.10 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.10 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.10 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.10 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11 rc5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.10 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.11 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.12 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.8 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.9 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11_rc1_bk6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12 rc5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12 rc6 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.13 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.13 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.13 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.13 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.13 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.13 rc5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.13 rc6 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.13 rc7 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.13.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.13.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.13.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.13.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14 rc5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15 rc5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15 rc6 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15 rc7 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16 rc5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16 rc6 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.10 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.11 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.12 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.13 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.14 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.15 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.16 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.17 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.18 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.19 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.20 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.21 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.22 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.23 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.24 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.25 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.26 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.27 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.28 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.29 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.30 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.31 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.32 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.33 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.8 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.9 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17 rc5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17 rc6 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.10 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.11 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.12 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.13 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.14 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.8 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.9 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc6 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc7 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.2 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.2 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.2 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.3 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.3 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.3 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.3 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.4 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.4 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.4 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.5 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.5 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.5 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.6 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.6 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.6 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.7 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.7 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.7 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.8 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.8 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.8 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.8 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.8 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.8.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.8.1.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.8.1.5 All 386 All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.8.1.5 All 686 All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.8.1.5 All 686_smp All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.8.1.5 All amd64 All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.8.1.5 All amd64_k8 All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.8.1.5 All amd64_k8_smp All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.8.1.5 All amd64_xeon All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.8.1.5 All k7 All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.8.1.5 All k7_smp All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.8.1.5 All power3 All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.8.1.5 All power3_smp All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.8.1.5 All power4 All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.8.1.5 All power4_smp All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.8.1.5 All powerpc All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.8.1.5 All powerpc_smp All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.9 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.9 2.6.20 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.9 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.9 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.9 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.9 rc4 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-837 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 issues.rpath.com
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Debian update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
usn/usn-395-1 - Ubuntu: Linux for human beings af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
SUSE update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Avaya Products Kernel Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Linux Kernel Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Security Announcement af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.novell.com
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Linux Kernel Get_FDB_Entries Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch
Red Hat update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
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Advisories - Mandriva Linux af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
rPath update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
SUSE update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
www.kernel.org/git af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kernel.org
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Mandriva update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Mandriva update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Month of Kernel Bugs (MoKB): Linux 2.6.7-18.3 get_fdb_entries() integer overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 projects.info-pull.com
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issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-803 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 issues.rpath.com
ASA-2007-063 (RHSA-2007-0014) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.avaya.com
404: File not found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kernel.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1233-1 kernel-source-2.6.8 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us.debian.org
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Vendor Comments And Credit

OrganizationPublishedContributorStatement
Red Hat2006-12-12Joshua BressersThis flaw does not affect the Linux kernel shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 or 3. This flaw affects the Linux kernel shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. We are tracking this flaw via bug 216452: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=216452

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