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CVE-2006-3468

HIGH CVSS: 7.8 Published: 2006-07-21 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Linux kernel 2.6.x, when using both NFS and EXT3, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file system panic) via a crafted UDP packet with a V2 lookup procedure that specifies a bad file handle (inode number), which triggers an error and causes an exported directory to be remounted read-only.

Affected Platforms

Linux Linux Kernel

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References