CVE - CVE-2006-5755

CVE-ID
CVE-2006-5755	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
Linux kernel before 2.6.18, 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.
References
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MISC:20070615 rPSA-2007-0124-1 kernel xen URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457 MISC:24098 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/24098 MISC:25691 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/25691 MISC:26060 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26060 MISC:26620 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/26620 MISC:26994 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/26994 MISC:32485 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/32485 MISC:DSA-1381 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1381 MISC:MDKSA-2007:171 URL:~~http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:171~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:RHSA-2008:0957 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0957.html MISC:USN-416-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-416-1 MISC:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=658fdbef66e5e9be79b457edc2cbbb3add840aa9 URL:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=658fdbef66e5e9be79b457edc2cbbb3add840aa9 MISC:http://kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=658fdbef66e5e9be79b457edc2cbbb3add840aa9 URL:http://kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=658fdbef66e5e9be79b457edc2cbbb3add840aa9 MISC:http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.18 URL:http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.18 MISC:http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/snapshots/patch-2.6.18-git13.log URL:http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/snapshots/patch-2.6.18-git13.log MISC:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9554 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9554
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20061106	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 (20061106)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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