Linux kernel 2.6.16-rc2 and earlier, when running on x86_64 systems with preemption enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (oops) via multiple ptrace tasks that perform single steps, which can cause corruption of the DEBUG_STACK stack during the do_debug function call.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-03-27T00:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T16:56:15.524Z

Reserved: 2006-03-07T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2006-1066

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-03-27T00:02:00.000

Modified: 2018-10-03T21:36:40.323

Link: CVE-2006-1066

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