Vulnerability Details CVE-2006-0744
Linux kernel before 2.6.16.5 does not properly handle uncanonical return addresses on Intel EM64T CPUs, which reports an exception in the SYSRET instead of the next instruction, which causes the kernel exception handler to run on the user stack with the wrong GS.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 29.4%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 4.9
References
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.5
- http://lwn.net/Alerts/180820/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19639
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19735
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20157
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20237
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20398
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20716
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20914
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21136
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21179
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21498
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21745
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21983
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-161.htm
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-180.htm
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1103
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:086
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:150
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-05-31.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_42_kernel.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_47_kernel.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/24639
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0437.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0493.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17541
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-302-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1390
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1475
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2554
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25869
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9732
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.5
- http://lwn.net/Alerts/180820/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19639
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19735
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20157
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20237
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20398
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20716
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20914
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21136
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21179
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21498
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21745
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21983
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-161.htm
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-180.htm
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1103
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:086
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:150
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-05-31.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_42_kernel.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_47_kernel.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/24639
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0437.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0493.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17541
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-302-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1390
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1475
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2554
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25869
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9732
Products affected by CVE-2006-0744
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.1
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.10
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.1
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.10
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.11
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.12
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.2
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.3
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.4
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.5
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.6
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.7
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.8
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.9
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12.1
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12.2
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12.3
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12.4
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12.5
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12.6
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.13
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.13.1
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.13.2
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.13.3
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.13.4
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.14
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.14.1
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.14.2
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.14.3
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.14.4
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.14.5
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.14.6
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.14.7
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.15
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.15.1
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.15.2
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.15.3
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.15.4
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.15.5
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.15.6
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.15.7
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.16
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.16.1
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.16.2
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.16.3
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.16.4
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.16_rc7
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.2
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.3
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.4
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.5
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.6
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.7
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.9
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6_test9_cvs