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CVE-2006-5755
Published: Jan 9, 2007
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
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References
32485
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
24098
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
RHSA-2008:0957
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
26994
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
MDKSA-2007:171
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
USN-416-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
26060
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
26620
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
DSA-1381
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/snapshots/patch-2.6.18-git13.log
x_refsource_CONFIRM
20070615 rPSA-2007-0124-1 kernel xen
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.18
x_refsource_CONFIRM
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9554
vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_OVAL
25691
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
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