Vulnerability record · CVE-2006-5649 · published 14 December 2006

CVE-2006-5649: Ubuntu linux uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability

Ubuntu · Ubuntu Linux

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.

5.5 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 0.33% · top 75.7% CWE-400 · Uncontrolled resource consumption

5.5CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 4.6

0.33%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days

NoNot in CISA KEV

1Affected product versions listed by NVD

20References

16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

Ubuntu Linux Ubuntu

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/23361
http://secunia.com/advisories/23370
http://secunia.com/advisories/23384
http://secunia.com/advisories/23395
http://secunia.com/advisories/23474
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21523
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-395-1	Patch
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1233
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1237
http://secunia.com/advisories/23361
http://secunia.com/advisories/23370
http://secunia.com/advisories/23384
http://secunia.com/advisories/23395
http://secunia.com/advisories/23474
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21523
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-395-1	Patch
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1233
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1237

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2006-5649), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-29). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.