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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 4, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2006-3634

CVE-2006-3634

Description

The (1) __futex_atomic_op and (2) futex_atomic_cmpxchg_inatomic functions in Linux kernel 2.6.17-rc4 to 2.6.18-rc2 perform the atomic futex operation in the kernel address space instead of the user address space, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash).

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Affected products

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  • Linux/Kernel6 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.17:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.17:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.17:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.17:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: >=2.6.17-rc4, <=2.6.18-rc2

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