CVE-2006-5649
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2006-5649 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2006-12-14 00:28:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| Description | Unspecified vulnerability in the "alignment check exception handling" in Ubuntu 5.10, 6.06 LTS, and 6.10 for the PowerPC (PPC) allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via unspecified vectors. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.5 MEDIUM from ADP
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | CWE-400 | n/a | CWE-400 CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | ADP | DECLARED | 5.5 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| 3.1 | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | Secondary | 5.5 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
LocalAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
SingleConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
CompleteAV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Ubuntu | Ubuntu Linux | 5.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Ubuntu | Ubuntu Linux | 6.06_lts | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Ubuntu | Ubuntu Linux | 6.10 | All | powerpc | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| usn/usn-395-1 - Ubuntu: Linux for human beings | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | Patch |
| SUSE update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Linux Kernel Various Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Linux Kernel Multiple Vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Ubuntu update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Debian update for kernel-source-2.4.27 - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1233-1 kernel-source-2.6.8 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.us.debian.org | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1237-1 kernel-source-2.4.27 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.us.debian.org | |
| Security Announcement | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.novell.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
| Organization | Published | Contributor | Statement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | 2007-06-10 | Mark J Cox | Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of the Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, or 5. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 did not ship for PowerPC architecture. |
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.