CVE-2008-2729

CVE Details

Release Date:

2008-06-30

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.

See more information about CVE-2008-2729 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	4.9	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	Complete
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	None

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (kernel)	ELSA-2008-0508	2008-06-26
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (ocfs2-2.6.9-67.0.20.0.1.EL)	ELSA-2008-0508	2008-06-26
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (oracleasm-2.6.9-67.0.20.0.1.EL)	ELSA-2008-0508	2008-06-26
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel)	ELSA-2008-0519	2008-06-26
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-92.1.6.0.2.el5)	ELSA-2008-0519	2008-06-26
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-92.1.6.0.2.el5)	ELSA-2008-0519	2008-06-26

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