Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6.x for x86 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash), possibly via an infinite loop that triggers a signal handler with a certain sequence of fsave and frstor instructions, as originally demonstrated using a "crash.c" program.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2004-06-15T04:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-08T00:24:26.084Z

Reserved: 2004-06-14T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2004-0554

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2004-08-06T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2017-10-11T01:29:28.200

Link: CVE-2004-0554

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2004-06-09T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2004-0554 - Bugzilla