2.1 Low
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
6 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
0.0005 Low
EPSS
Percentile
18.1%
Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6.x for x86 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash), possibly via an infinite loop that triggers a signal handler with a certain sequence of fsave and frstor instructions, as originally demonstrated using a “crash.c” program.
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gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15905
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secunia.com/advisories/20163
secunia.com/advisories/20202
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security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200407-02.xml
www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1067
www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1069
www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1070
www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1082
www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/973654
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:062
www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_17_kernel.html
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-255.html
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-260.html
www.securityfocus.com/bid/10538
www.trustix.net/errata/2004/0034/
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16412
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2915
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9426