CVE-2006-5331

The altivec_unavailable_exception function in arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.19 on 64-bit systems mishandles the case where CONFIG_ALTIVEC is defined and the CPU actually supports Altivec, but the Altivec support was not detected by the kernel, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) by triggering execution of an Altivec instruction.
Configurations

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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 00:18

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6c4841c2b6c32a134f9f36e5e08857138cc12b10 - Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory () http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6c4841c2b6c32a134f9f36e5e08857138cc12b10 - Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
References () http://www.linuxgrill.com/anonymous/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.19 - Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory () http://www.linuxgrill.com/anonymous/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.19 - Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
References () https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=213229 - Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory () https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=213229 - Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
References () https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6c4841c2b6c32a134f9f36e5e08857138cc12b10 - Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory () https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6c4841c2b6c32a134f9f36e5e08857138cc12b10 - Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory

Information

Published : 2017-10-29 06:29

Updated : 2024-11-21 00:18


NVD link : CVE-2006-5331

Mitre link : CVE-2006-5331

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2006-5331


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-19

Data Processing Errors