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CVE-2006-5331

CVE-2006-5331 REJECTED

The altivec_unavailable_exception function in arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.19 on 64-bit systems mishandles the case where CONFIG_ALTIVEC is defined and the CPU actually supports Altivec, but the Altivec support was not detected by the kernel, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) by triggering execution of an Altivec instruction.

EPSS 0.06% · 18.7th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
0.06%
18.7th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-raspi20
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-kvm0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-goldfish3.4.0-4.24, 3.4.0-4.26, 0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-gke0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-azure0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-hwe0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-aws0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-aws0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-snapdragon0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-lts-xenial0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-euclid0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-oem0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-azure0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-gcp0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux0

Exploit Intelligence

Timeline

  • Oct 29, 2017 CVE Published
  • Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
  • May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Feb 9, 2023 EPSS Score
  • Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
  • Apr 3, 2023 EPSS Score
  • May 25, 2023 EPSS Score

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