| Name | CVE-2006-5701 |
| Description | Double free vulnerability in squashfs module in the Linux kernel 2.6.x, as used in Fedora Core 5 and possibly other distributions, allows local users to cause a denial of service by mounting a crafted squashfs filesystem. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| linux-2.6 | source | (unstable) | (not affected) | |||
| squashfs | source | (unstable) | 1:3.1r2-6.1 |
- linux-2.6 <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
Mounting filesystem partitions should be limited to root