gsd-2006-5755
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:19
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.
Aliases
Aliases
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"http://kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=658fdbef66e5e9be79b457edc2cbbb3add840aa9" } ] } }, "impact": { "baseMetricV2": { "cvssV2": { "accessComplexity": "LOW", "accessVector": "LOCAL", "authentication": "NONE", "availabilityImpact": "COMPLETE", "baseScore": 4.9, "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "vectorString": "AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C", "version": "2.0" }, "exploitabilityScore": 3.9, "impactScore": 6.9, "obtainAllPrivilege": false, "obtainOtherPrivilege": false, "obtainUserPrivilege": false, "severity": "MEDIUM", "userInteractionRequired": false } }, "lastModifiedDate": "2023-02-13T02:16Z", "publishedDate": "2006-12-31T05:00Z" } } }
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