CVE-2006-5649 describes an unspecified vulnerability in the alignment check exception handling of Ubuntu 5.10, 6.06 LTS, and 6.10 for PowerPC systems. This local vulnerability has a medium severity rating (CVSS 5.5) due to its potential to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.06_ltsCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:6.06_lts:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:6.10:*:powerpc:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
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