Tracker / CVE-2014-1438
CVE-2014-1438
Medium 4.7
The restore_fpu_checking function in arch/x86/include/asm/fpu-internal.h in the Linux kernel before 3.12.8 on the AMD K7 and K8 platforms does not clear pending exceptions before proceeding to an EMMS instruction, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (task kill) or possibly gain privileges via a crafted application.
Affected products and versions
| linux | linux_kernel |
|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel · … → 3.12.7 |
Analysis
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