CVE-2006-5755 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel prior to version 2.6.18, specifically impacting x86_64 systems. The flaw stems from improper saving and restoring of EFLAGS during context switches, allowing a local user to trigger a system crash. With a CVSS score of 4.9 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C), this vulnerability is considered low severity, requiring local access and resulting only in a denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.6.17CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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