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CVE-2006-3635

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-3635 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the ia64 subsystem of the Linux kernel, affecting versions prior to 2.6.26. A local attacker can exploit this by crafting an application that mishandles invalid Register Stack Engine (RSE) state, leading to stack consumption and a system crash. Rated Medium (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability requires local access and has a high impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.6.25.20CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.53%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
41.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0053 is in the 93rd percentile among its peer group of 15,940 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: kernel

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2006-3635Moderate

kernel: Mishandling of invalid Register Stack Engine (RSE) state causes stack consumption and system crash

May 27, 2008

References

ftp.naist.jp / pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.26
Release NotesThird Party Advisory
git.kernel.org / cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit
Vendor Advisory
bugzilla.suse.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/4dcc29e1574d88f4465ba865ed82800032f76418
Third Party Advisory