kernel: Mishandling of invalid Register Stack Engine (RSE) state causes stack consumption and system crash
Published Aug 7, 2017
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.53%
Description
The ia64 subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.26 allows local users to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and system crash) via a crafted application that leverages the mishandling of invalid Register Stack Engine (RSE) state.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 2.6.25.20
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel-alt
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel-rt
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
realtime-kernel
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-alt | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-rt | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | realtime-kernel | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.53% (0.00532) | 42.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.53% (0.00532) | 40.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.03% (0.00025) | 4.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://ftp.naist.jp/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.26 x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4dcc29e1574d88f4465ba865ed82800032f76418 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-3635 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1483905 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=199440 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4dcc29e1574d88f4465ba865ed82800032f76418 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-3635
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-3635
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://ftp.naist.jp/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.26 | x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesThird Party Advisory | |
| http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4dcc29e1574d88f4465ba865ed82800032f76418 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-3635 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1483905 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=199440 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4dcc29e1574d88f4465ba865ed82800032f76418 | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-3635 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-3635 |
Change history (0)
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