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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

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Summary

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.

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Affected versions

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References 24

kernel.org

redhat.com

git.kernel.org

rhn.redhat.com

ubuntu.com

secunia.com

oval.cisecurity.org

support.avaya.com

lists.opensuse.org

openwall.com

bugzilla.redhat.com

securityfocus.com

marc.info

lkml.org