CVE-2006-5173

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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

07 Nov 2023, 01:59

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • {'url': 'http://kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=47a5c6fa0e204a2b63309c648bb2fde36836c826', 'name': 'http://kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=47a5c6fa0e204a2b63309c648bb2fde36836c826', 'tags': ['Mailing List', 'Patch', 'Vendor Advisory'], 'refsource': 'CONFIRM'}
  • () http://kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=47a5c6fa0e204a2b63309c648bb2fde36836c826 -

Information

Published : 2006-10-17 22:07

Updated : 2023-12-10 10:40


NVD link : CVE-2006-5173

Mitre link : CVE-2006-5173

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2006-5173


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Products Affected

canonical

  • ubuntu_linux

linux

  • linux_kernel