PT-2017-4514 · Linux · Linux Kernel

Tony Luck · Published 2017-08-07 · Updated 2017-08-14 · CVE-2006-3635

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.26

Description: The issue is related to the ia64 subsystem in the Linux kernel, which allows local users to cause a denial of service. This can be achieved through a crafted application that exploits the mishandling of invalid Register Stack Engine (RSE) state, leading to stack consumption and a system crash.

Recommendations: For versions prior to 2.6.26, update to version 2.6.26 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-3635

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

References · 8

• http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4dcc29e1574d88f4465ba865ed82800032f76418 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2006-3635 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=199440 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2006-3635 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-3635 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-3635 · Security Note
• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4dcc29e1574d88f4465ba865ed82800032f76418 · Note
• http://ftp.naist.jp/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.26 · Note