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  "id": "CVE-2006-5755",
  "sourceIdentifier": "secalert@redhat.com",
  "published": "2006-12-31T05:00:00.000",
  "lastModified": "2023-02-13T02:16:56.233",
  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
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      "lang": "en",
      "value": "Linux kernel before 2.6.18, when running on x86_64 systems, does not properly save or restore EFLAGS during a context switch, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) by causing SYSENTER to set an NT flag, which can trigger a crash on the IRET of the next task."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "El n\u00facleo de Linux anterior a 2.6.18, cuando se ejecuta en sistemas x86_64, no guarda o restaura adecuadamente las EFLAGS durante un cambio de contexto, lo cual permite a usuarios locales provocar una denegaci\u00f3n de servicio (ca\u00edda) provocando que SYSENTER active una bandera NT, lo que dispara una ca\u00edda en el IRET de la siguiente tarea."
    }
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          "accessVector": "LOCAL",
          "accessComplexity": "LOW",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "COMPLETE",
          "baseScore": 4.9
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        "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
        "exploitabilityScore": 3.9,
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        "acInsufInfo": false,
        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
        "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
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      "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1381",
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      "url": "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:171",
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