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CVE-2006-6060

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.9 EPSS 0.46%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2006-11-22 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9. It affects Linux. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2006-6060
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.9
EPSS
0.46%
Linux

Original NVD Description

The NTFS filesystem code in Linux kernel 2.6.x up to 2.6.18, and possibly other versions, allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a malformed NTFS file stream that triggers an infinite loop in the __find_get_block_slow function.