CVE-2009-2910

CVE Details

Release Date:

2009-10-20

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

CVSS v2.0 metrics

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

Base Score:		Base Metrics:
Access Vector:	Undefined	Attack Complexity:	Undefined
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	Undefined
Integrity Impact:	Undefined	Availability Impact:	Undefined

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

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