CVE-2009-2910

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…

published October 20, 2009

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
34.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00414 · 34.7th percentile
Published
2009-10-20T17:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 20 OCT 17:00Z
    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…
    cvelistv5