CVE-2006-5755

Linux kernel before 2.6.18, when running on x86_64 systems, does not properly save or restore EFLAGS during a context switch, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) by causing SYSENTER to set an NT flag, which can trigger a crash on the IRET of the next task.
References
Link Resource
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=658fdbef66e5e9be79b457edc2cbbb3add840aa9
http://kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=658fdbef66e5e9be79b457edc2cbbb3add840aa9
http://secunia.com/advisories/24098
http://secunia.com/advisories/25691
http://secunia.com/advisories/26620
http://secunia.com/advisories/26994
http://secunia.com/advisories/32485
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1381
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.18
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/snapshots/patch-2.6.18-git13.log
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:171
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0957.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26060
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-416-1
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9554
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=658fdbef66e5e9be79b457edc2cbbb3add840aa9
http://kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=658fdbef66e5e9be79b457edc2cbbb3add840aa9
http://secunia.com/advisories/24098
http://secunia.com/advisories/25691
http://secunia.com/advisories/26620
http://secunia.com/advisories/26994
http://secunia.com/advisories/32485
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1381
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.18
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/snapshots/patch-2.6.18-git13.log
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:171
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0957.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26060
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-416-1
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9554
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

21 Nov 2024, 00:20

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=658fdbef66e5e9be79b457edc2cbbb3add840aa9 - () http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=658fdbef66e5e9be79b457edc2cbbb3add840aa9 -
References () http://kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=658fdbef66e5e9be79b457edc2cbbb3add840aa9 - () http://kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=658fdbef66e5e9be79b457edc2cbbb3add840aa9 -
References () http://secunia.com/advisories/24098 - () http://secunia.com/advisories/24098 -
References () http://secunia.com/advisories/25691 - () http://secunia.com/advisories/25691 -
References () http://secunia.com/advisories/26620 - () http://secunia.com/advisories/26620 -
References () http://secunia.com/advisories/26994 - () http://secunia.com/advisories/26994 -
References () http://secunia.com/advisories/32485 - () http://secunia.com/advisories/32485 -
References () http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1381 - () http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1381 -
References () http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.18 - () http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.18 -
References () http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/snapshots/patch-2.6.18-git13.log - () http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/snapshots/patch-2.6.18-git13.log -
References () http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:171 - () http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:171 -
References () http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0957.html - () http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0957.html -
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457 - () http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457 -
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26060 - () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26060 -
References () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-416-1 - () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-416-1 -
References () https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9554 - () https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9554 -

Information

Published : 2006-12-31 05:00

Updated : 2024-11-21 00:20


NVD link : CVE-2006-5755

Mitre link : CVE-2006-5755

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2006-5755


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Products Affected

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