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CVE-2006-3634

MEDIUM CVSS: 4.9 Published: 2006-08-04 Modified: 2026-06-16

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).

Affected Platforms

Linux Linux Kernel

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References