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Medium
CVE-2008-2729
arch/x86_64/lib/copy_user.S in the Linux kernel before 2.6.19 on some AMD64...
Vulnerability Description
arch/x86_64/lib/copy_user.S in the Linux kernel before 2.6.19 on some AMD64 systems does not erase destination memory locations after an exception during kernel memory copy, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=3022d734a54cbd2b65eea9a024564821101b4a9a%3Bhp=f0f4c3432e5e1087b3a8c0e6bd4113d3c37497ff
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1630
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0519.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43558
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11571
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30849
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020364
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31551
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30850
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0585.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:174
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31107
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=451271
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29943
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31628
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-625-1
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0508.html
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Vulnerable Versions:
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Timeline
Official Publish:
June 30th, 2008
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.