Upstream information
Description
Linux kernel 2.x.6 before 2.6.17.9 and 2.4.x before 2.4.33.1 on PowerPC PPC970 systems allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) related to the "HID0 attention enable on PPC970 at boot time."SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.
| CVSS detail | National Vulnerability Database |
|---|---|
| Base Score | 4.9 |
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Complete |
SUSE Security Advisories:
- SUSE-SA:2006:057, published Thu, 28 Sep 2006 17:00:00 +0000
- SUSE-SR:2006:021, published Fri, 01 Sep 2006 17:00:00 +0000
- SUSE-SR:2006:022, published Fri, 08 Sep 2006 17:00:00 +0000
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Fri Jun 28 05:08:56 2013CVE page last modified: Mon Oct 6 18:14:47 2025