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Medium
CVE-2006-5755
Linux kernel before 2.6.18, when running on x86_64 systems, does...
Vulnerability 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.
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://secunia.com/advisories/32485
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24098
- http://kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=658fdbef66e5e9be79b457edc2cbbb3add840aa9
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0957.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26994
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:171
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-416-1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26060
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26620
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1381
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/snapshots/patch-2.6.18-git13.log
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=658fdbef66e5e9be79b457edc2cbbb3add840aa9
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.18
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9554
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25691
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Vulnerable Versions:
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Timeline
Official Publish:
January 9th, 2007
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.