CVE-2006-5755

CVE Details

Release Date:

2006-12-31

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.

See more information about CVE-2006-5755 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	4.9	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel)	ELSA-2008-0957	2008-11-05
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-92.1.17.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2008-0957	2008-11-05
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-92.1.17.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2008-0957	2008-11-05

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