CVE-2006-3635

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel < 2.6.25.20 - Memory Corruption

Title source: rule

Description

The ia64 subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.26 allows local users to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and system crash) via a crafted application that leverages the mishandling of invalid Register Stack Engine (RSE) state.

References (4)

[Release Notes, Third Party Advisory] http://ftp.naist.jp/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.26

[Vendor Advisory] http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4dcc29e1574d88f4465ba865ed82800032f76418

[Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=199440

[Third Party Advisory] https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4dcc29e1574d88f4465ba865ed82800032f76418

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0007

EPSS Percentile 20.7%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE

CWE-119

Status published

Products (2)

linux/linux_kernel < 2.6.25.20

n/a/n/a

Published Aug 07, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026