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CVE-2006-0742

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
09/03/2006
Last modified:
03/04/2025

Description

The die_if_kernel function in arch/ia64/kernel/unaligned.c in Linux kernel 2.6.x before 2.6.15.6, possibly when compiled with certain versions of gcc, has the "noreturn" attribute set, which allows local users to cause a denial of service by causing user faults on Itanium systems.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.60 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): Single
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): Complete

Base Score 2.0
4.60
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:*:64-bit_x86:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:*:itanium_ia64_montecito:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test10:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test11:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test7:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test8:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test9:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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