Vulnerability in Linux Kernel

CVE-2006-0742

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.

EPSS: 0.004 (31.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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