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Tracker / CVE-2009-2910

CVE-2009-2910

Low 2.1

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.

Affected products and versions

canonical ubuntu_linux
fedoraproject fedora
linux linux_kernel · … → 2.6.31.4
opensuse opensuse
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop
redhat enterprise_linux_eus
redhat enterprise_linux_server
redhat enterprise_linux_workstation
redhat virtualization
suse linux_enterprise_debuginfo
suse linux_enterprise_desktop
suse linux_enterprise_server
suse linux_enterprise_software_development_kit

Analysis

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