CVE-2006-5649

MEDIUM

Ubuntu Linux - Denial of Service

Title source: rule

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)

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21523

[Patch] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-395-1

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1233

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1237

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/23361

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/23370

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/23384

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/23395

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/23474

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0005

EPSS Percentile 15.7%

Attack Vector LOCAL

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

Classification

CWE

CWE-400

Status draft

Affected Products (3)

ubuntu/ubuntu_linux

Timeline

Published Dec 14, 2006

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026