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CVE-2006-5755
DEB
MediumConfirmedExploit available

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 …

CVSS
4.9
Medium
EPSS
0.00
p21
Published
2006-01-01
Updated
2006-01-01
Description

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.

Affected products
Linux_kernel ≤ 2.6.17
CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Timeline
2006-01-01
Published
2006-01-01
Updated
CVSS 3.1 breakdown
Attack Vector
AV: L
Local (L)
Attack Complexity
AC: L
Low (L)
Authentication
Au: N
None (N)
Confidentiality Impact
C: N
None (N)
Integrity Impact
I: N
None (N)
Availability Impact
A: C
Complete
Exploit indicators
EPSS
0.001 · p21
Known exploited (KEV)
No
Known exploits — Сканер-ВС
30080
exploitdb · https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/30080
Enterprise
30604
exploitdb · https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/30604
Enterprise
30605
exploitdb · https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/30605
Enterprise
4460
exploitdb · https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4460
Enterprise
6851
exploitdb · https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6851
Enterprise
7618
exploitdb · https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7618
Enterprise
CVE-2006-4814
github-poc · https://github.com/tagatac/linux-CVE-2006-4814
Enterprise
Affected software
ProductVendorStatus
kernelTracked
linux-2.6Tracked
linux_kernel*Tracked
Source databases
DEB
CVE
RED
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