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Vulnerability Details CVE-2006-5331

The altivec_unavailable_exception function in arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.19 on 64-bit systems mishandles the case where CONFIG_ALTIVEC is defined and the CPU actually supports Altivec, but the Altivec support was not detected by the kernel, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) by triggering execution of an Altivec instruction.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 18.6%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 5.5
CVSS v2 Score 4.9
Products affected by CVE-2006-5331


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