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CVE-2006-7203
The compat_sys_mount function in fs/compat.c in Linux kernel 2.6.20 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL…
Medium4.0EPSS 0.48%
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- mitre
Description
The compat_sys_mount function in fs/compat.c in Linux kernel 2.6.20 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and oops) by mounting a smbfs file system in compatibility mode ("mount -t smbfs").
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.0 | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.48% · top 58% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (23)
- SUSE-SA:2007:043 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 26289 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff_plain%3Bh=822191a2fa1584a29c3224ab328507adcaeac1ab (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 25838 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- MDKSA-2007:171 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- DSA-1504 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10941 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 25683 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 26620 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- USN-489-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- MDKSA-2007:196 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 25961 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-287.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2007-2209 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 29058 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 25682 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- RHSA-2007:0376 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- USN-486-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2007:035 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 25700 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 26139 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- RHSA-2007:0488 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 26133 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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