gsd-2006-5173
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:19
Details
Linux kernel does not properly save or restore EFLAGS during a context switch, or reset the flags when creating new threads, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (process crash), as demonstrated using a process that sets the Alignment Check flag (EFLAGS 0x40000), which triggers a SIGBUS in other processes that have an unaligned access.
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Aliases
CVE-2006-5173


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      "lastModifiedDate": "2020-08-19T19:42Z",
      "publishedDate": "2006-10-17T22:07Z"
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