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CVE-2006-0744
Published: Apr 18, 2006
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
Linux kernel before 2.6.16.5 does not properly handle uncanonical return addresses on Intel EM64T CPUs, which reports an exception in the SYSRET instead of the next instruction, which causes the kernel exception handler to run on the user stack with the wrong GS.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-161.htm
x_refsource_CONFIRM
linux-uncanonical-addr-dos(25869)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
RHSA-2006:0493
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
RHSA-2006:0437
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
SUSE-SA:2006:042
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
19735
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
ADV-2006-2554
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
20716
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
FEDORA-2006-423
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
21745
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
SUSE-SA:2006:047
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
21136
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
MDKSA-2006:150
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
19639
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
USN-302-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
21983
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
SUSE-SA:2006:028
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
ADV-2006-1390
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-180.htm
x_refsource_CONFIRM
DSA-1103
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
17541
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.5
x_refsource_CONFIRM
ADV-2006-1475
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
24639
vdb-entry
x_refsource_OSVDB
21498
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
20237
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
20398
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9732
vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_OVAL
MDKSA-2006:086
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
20157
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
21179
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
20914
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
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