CVE-2006-5755

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…

published January 9, 2007

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
35.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00419 · 35.2th percentile
Published
2007-01-09T01:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 09 JAN 01:00Z
    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…
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