CVE-2006-1056

Summary

CVECVE-2006-1056
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2006-04-20 10:02:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionThe Linux kernel before 2.6.16.9 and the FreeBSD kernel, when running on AMD64 and other 7th and 8th generation AuthenticAMD processors, only save/restore the FOP, FIP, and FDP x87 registers in FXSAVE/FXRSTOR when an exception is pending, which allows one process to determine portions of the state of floating point instructions of other processes, which can be leveraged to obtain sensitive information such as cryptographic keys. NOTE: this is the documented behavior of AMD64 processors, but it is inconsistent with Intel processors in a security-relevant fashion that was not addressed by the kernels.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 2.1 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

EPSS: 0.000610000 probability, percentile 0.188490000 (date 2026-04-20)

Problem Types: CWE-310 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd All All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.0 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.0 test1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.0 test10 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.0 test11 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.0 test2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.0 test3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.0 test4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.0 test5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.0 test6 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.0 test7 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.0 test8 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.0 test9 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.1 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.1 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.1 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.10 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.10 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.10 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.10 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11 rc5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.10 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.11 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.12 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.8 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.9 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12 rc5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12 rc6 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.13 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.13 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.13 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.13 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.13 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.13 rc5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.13 rc6 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.13 rc7 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.13.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.13.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.13.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.13.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14 rc5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15 rc5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15 rc6 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15 rc7 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16 rc5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16 rc6 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16_rc7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.2 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.2 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.2 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.3 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.3 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.3 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.3 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.4 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.4 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.4 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.5 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.5 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.5 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.6 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.6 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.6 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.7 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.7 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.7 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.8 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.8 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.8 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.8 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.8 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.9 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.9 2.6.20 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.9 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.9 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.9 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.9 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6_test9_cvs All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

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Legacy QID Mappings

  • 690304 Free Berkeley Software Distribution (FreeBSD) Security Update for FreeBSD (1fa4c9f1-cfca-11da-a672-000e0c2e438a)

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