# CVE-2006-3634: The (1) \_\_futex\_atomic\_op and (2) futex\_atomic\_cmpxchg\_inatomic functions in Linux kernel 2.6.17-rc4 to 2.6.18-rc2 perform the atomic futex

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2006-08-04 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The (1) __futex_atomic_op and (2) futex_atomic_cmpxchg_inatomic functions in Linux kernel 2.6.17-rc4 to 2.6.18-rc2 perform the atomic futex operation in the kernel address space instead of the user address space, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash).

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## References

- http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bafe00cc9297ca77b66e5c83e5e65e17c0c997c8
- http://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-3634

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