CVE-2006-3635

low-risk
Published 2017-08-07

The ia64 subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.26 allows local users to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and system crash) via a crafted application that leverages the mishandling of invalid Register Stack Engine (RSE) state.

Do I need to act?

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0.04% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Linux

References (8)

Release Notes http://ftp.naist.jp/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.26
Vendor Advisory http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4dcc29...
Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=199440
Third Party Advisory https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4dcc29e1574d88f4465ba865ed82800032f7641...
Release Notes http://ftp.naist.jp/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.26
Vendor Advisory http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4dcc29...
Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=199440
Third Party Advisory https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4dcc29e1574d88f4465ba865ed82800032f7641...
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/ 100
low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal