CVE-2006-5823

The zlib_inflate function in Linux kernel 2.6.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed filesystem that uses zlib compression that triggers memory corruption, as demonstrated using cramfs.

Date published : 2006-11-09

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-063.htm