CVE-2006-3468 describes a remote denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Linux kernel versions 2.6.x when using both NFS and EXT3. An unauthenticated remote attacker can trigger a file system panic and force an exported directory to remount read-only by sending a crafted UDP packet with a bad file handle during an NFS V2 lookup procedure. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and a complete impact on availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog or Hot List, a public exploit (EDB-28358) exists, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:*:64-bit_x86:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:*:itanium_ia64_montecito:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test10:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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