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GHSA-hx6g-x7hw-prxh

GHSA-hx6g-x7hw-prxh PUBLISHED CVSS 6.900000095367432 MEDIUM

Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 3, 2022

The die_if_kernel function in arch/ia64/kernel/unaligned.c in Linux kernel 2.6.x before 2.6.15.6, possibly when compiled with certain versions of gcc, has the "noreturn" attribute set, which allows local users to cause a denial of service by causing user faults on Itanium systems.

Risk scores

CVSS 4.0
6.900000095367432
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Timeline

  • May 3, 2022 CVE Published
  • Apr 30, 2026 Security Advisory
  • Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch (2 in total, the first dated here)

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vulnetix vdb vuln GHSA-hx6g-x7hw-prxh
vulnetix vdb fixes GHSA-hx6g-x7hw-prxh

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  "https://api.vdb.vulnetix.com/v2/vuln/GHSA-hx6g-x7hw-prxh/fixes/registry"

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