CVE - CVE-2006-0744

CVE-ID
CVE-2006-0744	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
Note: References are provided for the convenience of the reader to help distinguish between vulnerabilities. The list is not intended to be complete.
MISC:17541 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17541 MISC:19639 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/19639 MISC:19735 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/19735 MISC:20157 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/20157 MISC:20237 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/20237 MISC:20398 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/20398 MISC:20716 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/20716 MISC:20914 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/20914 MISC:21136 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/21136 MISC:21179 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/21179 MISC:21498 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/21498 MISC:21745 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/21745 MISC:21983 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/21983 MISC:24639 URL:~~http://www.osvdb.org/24639~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:ADV-2006-1390 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1390~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:ADV-2006-1475 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1475~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:ADV-2006-2554 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2554~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:DSA-1103 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1103 MISC:FEDORA-2006-423 URL:http://lwn.net/Alerts/180820/ MISC:MDKSA-2006:086 URL:~~http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:086~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:MDKSA-2006:150 URL:~~http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:150~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:RHSA-2006:0437 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0437.html MISC:RHSA-2006:0493 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0493.html MISC:SUSE-SA:2006:028 URL:http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-05-31.html MISC:SUSE-SA:2006:042 URL:http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_42_kernel.html MISC:SUSE-SA:2006:047 URL:http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_47_kernel.html MISC:USN-302-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-302-1 MISC:http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.5 URL:http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.5 MISC:http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-161.htm URL:http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-161.htm MISC:http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-180.htm URL:http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-180.htm MISC:linux-uncanonical-addr-dos(25869) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25869 MISC:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9732 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9732
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20060217	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20060217)
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Comments (Legacy)

Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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