CVE-2006-3634 | BDVDB-2026-18459 Detail

Description#

The (1) __futex_atomic_op and (2) futex_atomic_cmpxchg_inatomic functions in Linux kernel 2.6.17-rc4 to 2.6.18-rc2 perform the atomic futex operation in the kernel address space instead of the user address space, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash).

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bafe00cc9297ca77b66e5c83e5e65e17c0c997c8
http://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-3634

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12006-08-04Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-07Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.