VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2006-0742
CVSS score4.6 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.40%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2006-03-09
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
Description
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.