CVE-2006-3634 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Linux kernel versions 2.6.17-rc4 through 2.6.18-rc2. Specifically, the futex_atomic_op and futex_atomic_cmpxchg_inatomic functions incorrectly perform atomic futex operations in the kernel address space instead of the user address space. This flaw allows local users to crash the system, resulting in a complete loss of availability. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.9, indicating a low attack complexity and requiring local access, but with a high impact on system availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.6.17CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.17:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.17CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.17:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.17CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.17:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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