PRIOn knowledge basePRION:CVE-2006-0744Design/Logic Flaw
6.2 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
4.9 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
41.8%
Linux kernel before 2.6.16.5 does not properly handle uncanonical return addresses on Intel EM64T CPUs, which reports an exception in the SYSRET instead of the next instruction, which causes the kernel exception handler to run on the user stack with the wrong GS.
References
kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.5
lwn.net/Alerts/180820/
secunia.com/advisories/19639
secunia.com/advisories/19735
secunia.com/advisories/20157
secunia.com/advisories/20237
secunia.com/advisories/20398
secunia.com/advisories/20716
secunia.com/advisories/20914
secunia.com/advisories/21136
secunia.com/advisories/21179
secunia.com/advisories/21498
secunia.com/advisories/21745
secunia.com/advisories/21983
support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-161.htm
support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-180.htm
www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1103
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:086
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:150
www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-05-31.html
www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_42_kernel.html
www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_47_kernel.html
www.osvdb.org/24639
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0437.html
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0493.html
www.securityfocus.com/bid/17541
www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-302-1
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1390
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1475
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2554
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25869
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9732
Related
6.2 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
4.9 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
41.8%