CVE-2009-2910

CVE Details

Release Date:	2009-10-20
Impact:	None	What is this?

Description

arch/x86/ia32/ia32entry.S in the Linux kernel before 2.6.31.4 on thex86_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.

See more information about CVE-2009-2910 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

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

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	0.0
Vector String:	AV:N/AC:N/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:N
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Network
Attack Complexity:	None
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None
Availability Impact:	None

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (kernel)	ELSA-2009-1671	2009-12-16
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (ocfs2-2.6.9-89.0.18.0.1.EL)	ELSA-2009-1671	2009-12-16
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (oracleasm-2.6.9-89.0.18.0.1.EL)	ELSA-2009-1671	2009-12-16
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel)	ELSA-2010-0046	2010-01-20
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel)	ELSA-2018-4235	2018-10-01
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-164.11.1.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2010-0046	2010-01-20
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-419.0.0.0.12.el5)	ELSA-2018-4235	2018-10-01
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-164.11.1.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2010-0046	2010-01-20
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-419.0.0.0.12.el5)	ELSA-2018-4235	2018-10-01