Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Dec 14, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2006-5649

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the "alignment check exception handling" in Ubuntu 5.10, 6.06 LTS, and 6.10 for the PowerPC (PPC) allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via unspecified vectors.

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Affected products

Ubuntu/Linux4 versions
cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:6.06_lts:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:6.10:*:powerpc:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 5.10, 6.06 LTS, 6.10

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References

www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-395-1nvdPatch
secunia.com/advisories/23361nvd
secunia.com/advisories/23370nvd
secunia.com/advisories/23384nvd
secunia.com/advisories/23395nvd
secunia.com/advisories/23474nvd
www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.htmlnvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/21523nvd
www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1233nvd
www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1237nvd

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