Security readout for executives and security teams
This is an old Linux kernel flaw affecting systems before 2.6.15.5 on Intel processors. A local user could crash or hang the system through a bad ELF entry address condition. Business urgency is mainly for legacy Linux estates, appliances, or embedded systems still running 2006-era kernels. Exposure is most likely in unsupported legacy Linux systems, vendor appliances, or embedded products using Linux kernels earlier than 2.6.15.5 on Intel hardware. Modern maintained distributions are unlikely to be exposed unless frozen on very old kernels. Prioritize this when legacy Linux systems support critical operations or allow local user access. It is not presented as remotely exploitable, but a local crash on old infrastructure can still disrupt production services. Mitigation focus: Upgrade affected Linux kernels to vendor-fixed releases or upstream 2.6.15.5 or later.; Apply relevant distribution advisories from Red Hat, Fedora, Debian, SUSE, Mandriva, or appliance vendors.; Restrict shell and local execution access on legacy systems until patched..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10518CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
- USN-263-1CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU
- kernel-elf-dos(25001)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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