CVE-2006-5649

Published: Dec 14, 2006Modified: Apr 23, 2026

5.5

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the "alignment check exception handling" in Ubuntu 5.10, 6.06 LTS, and 6.10 for the PowerPC (PPC) allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via unspecified vectors.

Affected (3)

Products: Ubuntu: Ubuntu Linux

Ubuntu

1 product

Ubuntu Linux

Configuration A

3 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux	Version 5.10
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux	Version 6.06_lts
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux	Version 6.10

Related CWEs

CWE-400

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources.

References (20)

http://secunia.com/advisories/23361

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/23370

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/23384

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/23395

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/23474

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21523

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-395-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1233

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1237

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/23361