# CVE-2007-3732: In Linux 2.6 before 2.6.23, the TRACE\_IRQS\_ON function in iret\_exc calls a C function without ensuring that the segments are set properly.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-11-07 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- linux-2.6: 2.6 before 2.6.23

## Description

In Linux 2.6 before 2.6.23, the TRACE_IRQS_ON function in iret_exc calls a C function without ensuring that the segments are set properly. The kernel's %fs needs to be restored before the call in TRACE_IRQS_ON and before enabling interrupts, so that "current" references work. Without this, "current" used in the window between iret_exc and the middle of error_code where %fs is reset, would crash.

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## Related

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## References

- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-3732
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2007-3732
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2007-3732

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