CVE-2006-3635 Denial of service in n/a
Local users can crash the system via a crafted application exploiting RSE state mishandling in the Linux kernel ia64 subsystem.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-3635?
CVE-2006-3635 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 7 Aug 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The ia64 subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.26 allows local users to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and system crash) via a crafted application that leverages the mishandling of invalid Register Stack Engine (RSE) state.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-3635?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2006-3635?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-3635 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2006-3635 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-3635 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gh42-fwm7-v7mh.