CVE-2006-5755

MediumCVSS 4.9/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Linux kernel before 2.6.18, when running on x86_64 systems, does not properly save or restore EFLAGS during a context switch, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) by causing SYSENTER to set an NT flag, which can trigger a crash on the IRET of the next task.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 4.9/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Dec 31, 2006
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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