CVE-2006-1066

N/A Unknown
Published: March 27, 2006 Modified: April 16, 2026
View on NVD

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=113932292516359&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/19374
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19955
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/21614
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:151
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.osvdb.org/24098
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17216
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
https://usn.ubuntu.com/281-1/
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=113932292516359&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/19374
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19955
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/21614
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:151
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.osvdb.org/24098
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17216
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
https://usn.ubuntu.com/281-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

18 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
19th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

linux