CVE-2008-2729

Description

arch/x86_64/lib/copy_user.S in the Linux kernel before 2.6.19 on some AMD64 systems does not erase destination memory locations after an exception during kernel memory copy, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information.

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=3022d734a54cbd2b65eea9a024564821101b4a9a;hp=f0f4c3432e5e1087b3a8c0e6bd4113d3c37497ff

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=451271

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0508.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0519.html

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020364

http://secunia.com/advisories/30849

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29943

http://secunia.com/advisories/31107

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:174

http://secunia.com/advisories/30850

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-625-1

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0585.html

http://secunia.com/advisories/31628

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1630

http://secunia.com/advisories/31551

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43558

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11571

Details

Risk Information

CVSS v2