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CVE-2006-5173

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Published: Oct 17, 2006Modified: Apr 23, 2026

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2.1
Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 2.9
Source: NVD

Description

Linux kernel does not properly save or restore EFLAGS during a context switch, or reset the flags when creating new threads, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (process crash), as demonstrated using a process that sets the Alignment Check flag (EFLAGS 0x40000), which triggers a SIGBUS in other processes that have an unaligned access.

Affected (4)

1 product
Linux Kernel
1 product
Ubuntu Linux
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
From 2.4.0 to 2.6.19
Configuration B
3 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Canonical
Version 5.10
Version 6.06
Version 6.10

References (22)

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Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

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