CVE-2006-5173
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)
Products: Linux: Linux Kernel · Canonical: Ubuntu Linux
Configuration A
| Vulnerable Software | Affected Versions |
|---|---|
| From 2.4.0 to 2.6.19 |
Configuration B
| Vulnerable Software | Affected Versions |
|---|---|
| Version 5.10 |
References (22)
Source: cve@mitre.org
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