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CVE-2006-5331 Details

Description

The altivec_unavailable_exception function in arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.19 on 64-bit systems mishandles the case where CONFIG_ALTIVEC is defined and the CPU actually supports Altivec, but the Altivec support was not detected by the kernel, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) by triggering execution of an Altivec instruction.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6c4841c2b6c32a134f9f36e5e08857138cc12b10	CVE	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=213229	CVE	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6c4841c2b6c32a134f9f36e5e08857138cc12b10	CVE	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.linuxgrill.com/anonymous/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.19	CVE	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6c4841c2b6c32a134f9f36e5e08857138cc12b10	[email protected]	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=213229	[email protected]	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6c4841c2b6c32a134f9f36e5e08857138cc12b10	[email protected]	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.linuxgrill.com/anonymous/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.19	[email protected]	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-19	Data Processing Errors	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
linux linux kernel	< 2.6.19
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 13, 2026	CVE Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 17, 2017	Initial Analysis	[email protected]