CVE-2006-3634

The (1) __futex_atomic_op and (2) futex_atomic_cmpxchg_inatomic functions in Linux kernel 2.6.17-rc4 to 2.6.18-rc2 perform the atomic futex operation in the kernel address space instead of the user address space, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash).

🔗 References (4)

• secalert@redhathttp://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-3634
• secalert@redhathttp://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bafe00cc9297ca77b66e5c83e5e65e17c0c997c8
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-3634
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bafe00cc9297ca77b66e5c83e5e65e17c0c997c8