ghsa-8cq2-mm8h-vjrv
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-01 07:31
Modified
2022-05-01 07:31
Details

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.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2006-5755"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2006-12-31T05:00:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "GHSA-8cq2-mm8h-vjrv",
  "modified": "2022-05-01T07:31:24Z",
  "published": "2022-05-01T07:31:24Z",
  "references": [
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-5755"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9554"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=658fdbef66e5e9be79b457edc2cbbb3add840aa9"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=658fdbef66e5e9be79b457edc2cbbb3add840aa9"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
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    },
    {
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      "url": "http://kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=658fdbef66e5e9be79b457edc2cbbb3add840aa9"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/24098"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/25691"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/26620"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/26994"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/32485"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1381"
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      "url": "http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.18"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/snapshots/patch-2.6.18-git13.log"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:171"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0957.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26060"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-416-1"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}


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