CVE-2006-5173
Linux kernel - DoS
Title source: llmDescription
Linux kernel does not properly save or restore EFLAGS during a context switch, or reset the flags when creating new threads, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (process crash), as demonstrated using a process that sets the Alignment Check flag (EFLAGS 0x40000), which triggers a SIGBUS in other processes that have an unaligned access.
References (11)
Scores
EPSS
0.0006
EPSS Percentile
20.0%
Classification
Status
draft
Affected Products (4)
linux/linux_kernel
< 2.6.19
canonical/ubuntu_linux
canonical/ubuntu_linux
canonical/ubuntu_linux
Timeline
Published
Oct 17, 2006
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026