CVE-2006-5331

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.

• CWE-19

• http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6c4841c2b6c32a134f9f36e5e08857138cc12b10Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.linuxgrill.com/anonymous/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.19Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=213229Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6c4841c2b6c32a134f9f36e5e08857138cc12b10Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6c4841c2b6c32a134f9f36e5e08857138cc12b10Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.linuxgrill.com/anonymous/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.19Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=213229Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6c4841c2b6c32a134f9f36e5e08857138cc12b10Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory

Published

Oct 29, 2017

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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