CVE-2006-5649

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 4
Modified
Published: 14 Dec 2006, 00:00
Last modified:03 Apr 2025, 15:29

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
22/100
CVSS Score
5.5 MEDIUM
v3.1 (cve.org)
EPSS Score
0.09% LOW
0% probability +0.04%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

14 Dec 2006, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
03 Apr 2025, 15:29
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the "alignment check exception handling" in Ubuntu 5.10, 6.06 LTS, and 6.10 for the PowerPC (PPC) allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via unspecified vectors.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 4.6AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.09%• Percentile: 25%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-400•Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

    The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.

Affected Systems

  • ubuntu•ubuntu_linux

    5.10 | 6.06_lts | 6.10

References (10)