Out-of-Bounds Affecting torvalds/linux package, versions [,2.6.26)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.03% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-TORVALDSLINUX-3006452
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed7 Aug 2017
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 7 Aug 2017

CVE-2006-3635  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade torvalds/linux to version 2.6.26 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-Bounds. 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.

CVSS Base Scores

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