Executive Summary
| Informations | |||
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| Name | CVE-2006-5755 | First vendor Publication | 2006-12-31 |
| Vendor | Cve | Last vendor Modification | 2023-02-13 |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
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| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | |||
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| Cvss Base Score | 4.9 | Attack Range | Local |
| Cvss Impact Score | 6.9 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 3.9 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| 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. |
Original Source
| Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-5755 |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9554 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9554 | ||
| Title: | 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. | ||
| 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. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2006-5755 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 CentOS Linux 5 Oracle Linux 5 | Product(s): | |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
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CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2009-04-09 | Name : Mandriva Update for kernel MDKSA-2007:171 (kernel) File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDKSA_2007_171.nasl |
| 2009-03-23 | Name : Ubuntu Update for linux-source-2.6.12/2.6.15/2.6.17 vulnerabilities USN-416-1 File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_416_1.nasl |
| 2009-03-23 | Name : Ubuntu Update for linux-restricted-modules-2.6.17 regression USN-416-2 File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_416_2.nasl |
| 2009-03-06 | Name : RedHat Update for kernel RHSA-2008:0957-02 File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2008_0957-02_kernel.nasl |
| 2008-01-17 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1381-1 (linux-2.6) File : nvt/deb_1381_1.nasl |
| 2008-01-17 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1381-2 (linux-2.6) File : nvt/deb_1381_2.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 31464 | Linux kernel EFLAGS Restore SYSENTER DoS |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2013-07-12 | Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2008-0957.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2012-08-01 | Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : sl_20081104_kernel_on_SL5_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2010-01-06 | Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates. File : centos_RHSA-2008-0957.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-11-04 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2008-0957.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-11-10 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-395-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-11-10 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-416-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-11-10 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-416-2.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-10-03 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-1381.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-09-03 | Name : The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : mandrake_MDKSA-2007-171.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Sources (Detail)
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