CVE-2006-3635

The ia64 subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.26 allows local users to cause a denial of...

5.5 Medium

The ia64 subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.26 allows local users to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and system crash) via a crafted application that leverages the mishandling of invalid Register Stack Engine (RSE) state.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.53%Down 0.4 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

Record: CVE-2006-3635
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 4.9 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2006-3635
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2006-3630 No score

Record: EUVD-2006-3630
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gh42-fwm7-v7mh 5.5

The ia64 subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.26 allows local users to cause a denial of...

Record: GHSA-gh42-fwm7-v7mh
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2006-3635 5.5

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2006-3635
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

linux kernel

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2006-3635 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Linux Kernel, published August 7, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.53%, the 45th percentile. No source names a fixed version.