CVE-2006-1066

Description

Linux kernel 2.6.16-rc2 and earlier, when running on x86_64 systems with preemption enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (oops) via multiple ptrace tasks that perform single steps, which can cause corruption of the DEBUG_STACK stack during the do_debug function call.

1.2

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.06%

Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://usn.ubuntu.com/281-1/	vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:151	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21614	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19955	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17216	patch vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/24098	patch vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19374	patch vendor advisory third party advisory
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=113932292516359&w=2	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-1066?: CVE-2006-1066 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-1066?: To fix CVE-2006-1066, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-1066 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-1066 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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