Linux kernel before 2.6.16.5 does not properly handle uncanonical return addresses on Intel EM64T CPUs, which reports an exception in the SYSRET instead of the next instruction, which causes the kernel exception handler to run on the user stack with the wrong GS.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-64k-pagesizeUpgrade kernel-pseries64Upgrade um-host-kernelUpgrade kernel-s390xUpgrade kernel-bigsmpUpgrade kernel-sourceUpgrade kernel-iseries64Upgrade kernel-symsUpgrade kernel-umUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-s390Upgrade kernel-sn2Upgrade kernel-smpUpgrade kernel-pmac64Upgrade um-host-install-initrd | Feb 17, 2015 | Apr 18, 2006 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-2.6.15-25-amd64-genericUpgrade linux-image-2.6.12-10-k7Upgrade linux-serverUpgrade linux-image-2.6.15-25-amd64-k8Upgrade linux-image-2.6.15-25-server-bigironUpgrade linux-powerpcUpgrade linux-image-2.6.10-6-amd64-xeonUpgrade linux-image-server-bigironUpgrade linux-restricted-modules-2.6.15-25-k7Upgrade linux-image-2.6.12-10-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-k7Upgrade linux-image-2.6.10-6-686-smpUpgrade linux-power4Upgrade linux-powerpc64-smpUpgrade nvidia-glxUpgrade linux-restricted-modules-2.6.15-25-386Upgrade linux-restricted-modules-2.6.15-25-amd64-genericUpgrade xorg-driver-fglrxUpgrade linux-power3Upgrade linux-image-2.6.10-6-power4Upgrade linux-image-2.6.10-6-k7Upgrade linux-686-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.10-6-power3Upgrade fglrx-kernel-sourceUpgrade linux-image-2.6.12-10-amd64-xeonUpgrade avm-fritz-firmware-2.6.15-25Upgrade linux-386Upgrade linux-restricted-modules-amd64-k8Upgrade linux-image-2.6.10-6-amd64-k8Upgrade linux-image-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-restricted-modules-2.6.15-25-686Upgrade linux-image-power4Upgrade linux-image-2.6.10-6-k7-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.15-25-powerpcUpgrade linux-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-amd64-serverUpgrade linux-source-2.6.12Upgrade linux-restricted-modules-2.6.15-25-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.15-25-386Upgrade linux-amd64-k8Upgrade linux-image-2.6.15-25-powerpc-smpUpgrade fglrx-controlUpgrade linux-image-power4-smpUpgrade linux-restricted-modules-2.6.15-25-powerpcUpgrade linux-restricted-modules-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-server-bigironUpgrade linux-image-2.6.12-10-386Upgrade linux-image-power3-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.10-6-amd64-k8-smpUpgrade avm-fritz-firmwareUpgrade linux-image-2.6.15-25-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-amd64-serverUpgrade linux-tree-2.6.10Upgrade linux-image-2.6.12-10-amd64-k8Upgrade linux-image-2.6.10-6-amd64-genericUpgrade linux-image-2.6.15-25-k7Upgrade linux-source-2.6.10Upgrade linux-restricted-modules-powerpcUpgrade xorg-driver-fglrx-devUpgrade linux-image-serverUpgrade avm-fritz-kernel-sourceUpgrade linux-restricted-modules-amd64-xeonUpgrade linux-amd64-k8-smpUpgrade linux-patch-ubuntu-2.6.12Upgrade linux-restricted-modules-2.6.15-25-amd64-xeonUpgrade linux-image-2.6.15-25-serverUpgrade linux-image-power3Upgrade linux-amd64-xeonUpgrade linux-image-amd64-k8Upgrade linux-image-2.6.12-10-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-patch-ubuntu-2.6.10Upgrade linux-image-2.6.12-10-powerpcUpgrade linux-image-2.6.10-6-power4-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.12-10-686-smpUpgrade linux-restricted-modules-386Upgrade nvidia-glx-legacyUpgrade linux-image-amd64-genericUpgrade linux-restricted-modules-2.6.15-25-amd64-k8Upgrade linux-image-386Upgrade linux-restricted-modules-commonUpgrade linux-image-2.6.10-6-power3-smpUpgrade linux-image-686Upgrade linux-restricted-modules-686Upgrade linux-image-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.12-10-k7-smpUpgrade linux-image-k7Upgrade linux-power3-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.12-10-686Upgrade linux-image-2.6.10-6-powerpcUpgrade linux-tree-2.6.12Upgrade linux-image-2.6.12-10-amd64-genericUpgrade linux-image-2.6.15-25-amd64-serverUpgrade linux-amd64-genericUpgrade linux-image-amd64-xeonUpgrade linux-image-2.6.15-25-amd64-xeonUpgrade linux-image-powerpcUpgrade linux-image-2.6.15-25-686Upgrade linux-image-2.6.10-6-686Upgrade linux-image-2.6.10-6-386Upgrade linux-image-2.6.10-6-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.12-10-amd64-k8-smpUpgrade nvidia-glx-devUpgrade linux-686Upgrade linux-k7-smpUpgrade nvidia-glx-legacy-devUpgrade linux-restricted-modules-k7Upgrade linux-restricted-modules-amd64-genericUpgrade linux-source-2.6.15Upgrade linux-power4-smp | Nov 8, 2024 | Apr 18, 2006 |
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