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CVE-2006-5755 Detail

Description

Linux kernel before 2.6.18, when running on x86_64 systems, does not properly save or restore EFLAGS during a context switch, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) by causing SYSENTER to set an NT flag, which can trigger a crash on the IRET of the next task.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=658fdbef66e5e9be79b457edc2cbbb3add840aa9 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=658fdbef66e5e9be79b457edc2cbbb3add840aa9 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/24098 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/25691 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/26620 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/26994 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/32485 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1381 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.18 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/snapshots/patch-2.6.18-git13.log CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:171 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0957.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26060 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-416-1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9554 CVE, Inc., Red Hat

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2006-5755
NVD Published Date:
12/31/2006
NVD Last Modified:
04/08/2025
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.