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CVE-2006-0742

Medium
4.6/10

Summary

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.

  • LOW
  • LOCAL
  • SINGLE
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • COMPLETE

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published