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Status published
Medium
CVE-2006-0744
Linux kernel before 2.6.16.5 does not properly handle uncanonical return...
Vulnerability Description
Linux kernel before 2.6.16.5 does not properly handle uncanonical return addresses on Intel EM64T CPUs, which reports an exception in the SYSRET instead of the next instruction, which causes the kernel exception handler to run on the user stack with the wrong GS.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-161.htm
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25869
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0493.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0437.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_42_kernel.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19735
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2554
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20716
- http://lwn.net/Alerts/180820/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21745
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_47_kernel.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21136
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:150
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19639
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-302-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21983
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-05-31.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1390
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-180.htm
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1103
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17541
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.5
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1475
- http://www.osvdb.org/24639
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21498
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20237
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20398
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9732
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:086
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20157
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21179
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20914
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Vulnerable Versions:
2.6.0, 2.6.1, 2.6.2, 2.6.3, 2.6.4, 2.6.5, 2.6.6, 2.6.7, 2.6.8, 2.6.9, 2.6.10, 2.6.11, 2.6.11.1, 2.6.11.2, 2.6.11.3, 2.6.11.4, 2.6.11.5, 2.6.11.6, 2.6.11.7, 2.6.11.8, 2.6.11.9, 2.6.11.10, 2.6.11.11, 2.6.11.12, 2.6.12, 2.6.12.1, 2.6.12.2, 2.6.12.3, 2.6.12.4, 2.6.12.5, 2.6.12.6, 2.6.13, 2.6.13.1, 2.6.13.2, 2.6.13.3, 2.6.13.4, 2.6.14, 2.6.14.1, 2.6.14.2, 2.6.14.3, 2.6.14.4, 2.6.14.5, 2.6.14.6, 2.6.14.7, 2.6.15, 2.6.15.1, 2.6.15.2, 2.6.15.3, 2.6.15.4, 2.6.15.5, 2.6.15.6, 2.6.15.7, 2.6.16, 2.6.16.1, 2.6.16.2, 2.6.16.3, 2.6.16.4, 2.6.16_rc7, 2.6_test9_cvs
Timeline
Official Publish:
April 18th, 2006
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.