CVE-2006-5751
HIGH · CVSS 7.2EPSS 0.5%EU EUVD
Integer overflow in the get_fdb_entries function in net/bridge/br_ioctl.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.18.4 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a large maxnum value in an ioctl request.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.2 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- EPSS score
- 0.5% (42th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2006-5735)
- Published
- December 2, 2006
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-5735 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- linux / linux kernel
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References
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.18.4
- http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-29-11-2006.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0014.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23073
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23252
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23370
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23384
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23474
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23593
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23752
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23997
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24206
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24547
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-063.htm
- http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=blobdiff%3Bh=4c61a7e0a86e1ae9e16867f9f8e4b0412b8edbaf%3Bhp=4e4119a1213925568b8a1acdef9bf52b98b19da3%3Bhb=ba8379b220509e9448c00a77cf6c15ac2a559cc7%3Bf=net/bridge/br_ioctl.c
- http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ba8379b220509e9448c00a77cf6c15ac2a559cc7
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:002
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:012
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_21_kernel.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453681/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21353(Patch)
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-395-1
- http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1233
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4781
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30588
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-803
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-837
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10151
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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