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CVE-2009-2910
arch/x86/ia32/ia32entry.S in the Linux kernel before 2.6.31.4 on the x86_64...
Vulnerability Description
arch/x86/ia32/ia32entry.S in the Linux kernel before 2.6.31.4 on the x86_64 platform does not clear certain kernel registers before a return to user mode, which allows local users to read register values from an earlier process by switching an ia32 process to 64-bit mode.
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://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.31.4
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1671.html
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/x86/linux-2.6-tip.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=24e35800cdc4350fc34e2bed37b608a9e13ab3b6
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1540.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-864-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36927
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7359
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37351
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37075
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100073666
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00007.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00005.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/02/1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=526788
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10823
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36576
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125444390112831&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125511635004768&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125442304214452&w=2
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-October/msg00483.html
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0095.html
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0046.html
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/10/1/164
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00005.html
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Vulnerable Versions:
0, 10, 11.0, 9, 6.06, 8.04, 8.10, 9.04, 9.10, 5, 5.0, 5.4
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 20th, 2009
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.