CVE-2006-0742

Linux Kernel - Denial of Service

Title source: rule

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.

References (27)

[Patch, Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/19078

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.osvdb.org/23660

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25068

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0437.html

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0575.html

[Vendor Advisory] https://usn.ubuntu.com/263-1/

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:059

[Vendor Advisory] http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-180.htm

[Vendor Advisory] http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-200.htm

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.15.6

[Vendor Advisory] ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060402-01-U

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-05-31.html

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16993

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1097

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1103

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10742

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/19220

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/19607

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/20398

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/20671

... and 7 more

Scores

EPSS 0.0006

EPSS Percentile 17.9%

Classification

Status draft

Affected Products (50)

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

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Timeline

Published Mar 09, 2006

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026