CVE-2006-5173

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…

published October 17, 2006

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
36.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00435 · 36.8th percentile
Published
2006-10-17T22:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 17 OCT 22:00Z
    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…
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