VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2006-3634
CVSS score4.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.34%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2006-08-04
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Description
The (1) __futex_atomic_op and (2) futex_atomic_cmpxchg_inatomic functions in Linux kernel 2.6.17-rc4 to 2.6.18-rc2 perform the atomic futex operation in the kernel address space instead of the user address space, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash).