Medium severity · published Dec 14, 2006
CVE-2006-5649
Unspecified vulnerability in the "alignment check exception handling" in Ubuntu 5.10, 6.06 LTS, and 6.10 for the PowerPC (PPC) allows local users to cause a denial of service…
5.5
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in the "alignment check exception handling" in Ubuntu 5.10, 6.06 LTS, and 6.10 for the PowerPC (PPC) allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via unspecified vectors.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 27% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Ubuntu
5.10; 6.06_lts; 6.10 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-5649
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-5649
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/23361
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/23370
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/23384
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/23395
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/23474
www.novell.com
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html
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