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CVE-2006-6058

13
FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-6058 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Linux kernel versions 2.6.x before 2.6.24, including 2.6.18, specifically within the minix filesystem code. A local attacker can trigger an infinite loop in the minix_bmap function by providing a malformed minix file stream, leading to a system hang. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.0, indicating a low severity, with a local attack vector and high attack complexity, resulting in a complete denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.0MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.9
Impact Score
6.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.48%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
38.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0048 is in the 74th percentile among its peer group of 1,595 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1Fixed in: kernel-0:2.4.9-e.72
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2006-6058Low

minix_bmap denial of service

Nov 17, 2006

References

kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.24
projects.info-pull.com / mokb/MOKB-17-11-2006.html
ExploitVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/23034
ExploitVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/26379
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/27528
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/27614
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/27703
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/28141
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/28170
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/28654
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/28706
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/28971
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/29058
Vendor Advisory
issues.rpath.com / browse/RPL-1929
support.avaya.com / elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-404.htm
debian.org / security/2007/dsa-1436
debian.org / security/2008/dsa-1504
mandriva.com / security/advisories
mandriva.com / security/advisories
mandriva.com / security/advisories
mandriva.com / security/advisories
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/2007_59_kernel.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2007-0672.html
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-558-1
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-574-1
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-578-1
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/4613
Vendor Advisory