CVE-2006-0742

Published Mar 9, 2006

Last updated 6 years ago

Overview

Description
The die_if_kernel function in arch/ia64/kernel/unaligned.c in Linux kernel 2.6.x before 2.6.15.6, possibly when compiled with certain versions of gcc, has the "noreturn" attribute set, which allows local users to cause a denial of service by causing user faults on Itanium systems.
Source
secalert@redhat.com
NVD status
Modified

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Hype score
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Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type
Primary
Base score
4.6
Impact score
6.9
Exploitability score
3.1
Vector string
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov
NVD-CWE-Other

Evaluator

Comment
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Impact
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Solution
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Configurations