CVE-2006-5649 Denial of service in n/a
Local attackers can cause a kernel panic on PowerPC Ubuntu systems via alignment check exception handling flaws.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2006-5649?
CVE-2006-5649 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux, published on 14 Dec 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-5649?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2006-5649?
Apply the vendor's patch.
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-2006-5649 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-5649 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qww3-wjff-2gj7.