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CVE-2006-5173

LOW · CVSS 2.1 EPSS 0.42%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2006-10-17 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2006-5173
Severity
LOW
CVSS
2.1
EPSS
0.42%
Linux

Original NVD Description

Linux kernel does not properly save or restore EFLAGS during a context switch, or reset the flags when creating new threads, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (process crash), as demonstrated using a process that sets the Alignment Check flag (EFLAGS 0x40000), which triggers a SIGBUS in other processes that have an unaligned access.