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kernel: denial of service

Package(s):

kernel

CVE #(s):

CVE-2006-5755

Created:

November 4, 2008

Updated:

November 5, 2008

Description:

From the Red Hat alert:

a flaw was found in the Linux kernel when running on AMD64 systems. During a context switch, EFLAGS were being neither saved nor restored. This could allow a local unprivileged user to cause a denial of service.

Alerts:

CentOS	CESA-2008:0957	2008-11-05
Red Hat	RHSA-2008:0957-02	2008-11-04

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