>> Linux Kernel Uncanonical Return Addresses Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
Title : Linux Kernel Uncanonical Return Addresses Local Denial of Service Vulnerability VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-1390 CVE ID : CVE-2006-0744
Rated as : Low Risk
Remotely Exploitable : No Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2006-04-18
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in Linux Kernel, which could be exploited by local attackers to cause a denial of service. This flaw is due to an error when handling uncanonical return addresses on Intel EM64T CPUs, which could cause the exception handler to run on the user stack with the wrong GS, creating a denial of service condition.
