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.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Linux Kernel 2.6.x - SquashFS Double-Free Denial of Service EDB-28895 · dos · Nov 2, 2006 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- linux-squashfs-doublefree-dos(29967) vdb-entry
- 24259 third-party-advisory
- 23361 third-party-advisory
- MDKSA-2007:047 vendor-advisory
- 23384 third-party-advisory
- http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-02-11-2006.html
- USN-395-1 vendor-advisory
- 20870 vdb-entry
- 22655 third-party-advisory