CVE-2006-5649

MEDIUM

Ubuntu Linux 5.10, 6.06 LTS, and 6.10 - Denial of Service via Alignment Check Exception Handling

Title source: llm

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the "alignment check exception handling" in Ubuntu 5.10, 6.06 LTS, and 6.10 for the PowerPC (PPC) allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via unspecified vectors.

References (10)

Core 10

Core References

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/23361

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/23384

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian

http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1237

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/23474

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian

http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1233

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/23370

Patch vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-395-1

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21523

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/23395

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0032

EPSS Percentile 23.9%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE

CWE-400

Status published

Products (3)

ubuntu/ubuntu_linux 5.10

ubuntu/ubuntu_linux 6.06_lts

ubuntu/ubuntu_linux 6.10

Published Dec 14, 2006

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026