CVE-2006-5755

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 2
Modified
Published: 09 Jan 2007, 01:00
Last modified:07 Aug 2024, 20:04

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
20/100
CVSS Score
4.9 MEDIUM
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.07% LOW
0% probability +0.02%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

09 Jan 2007, 01:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
07 Aug 2024, 20:04
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 4.9AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.07%• Percentile: 21%

Affected Systems

  • linux•linux_kernel

    ≤ 2.6.17

References (16)