CVE-2009-2910

Description

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.

Risk Information

Base Score

5.5

MODERATE

Vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS Score

Exploitation Probability

0.052

Associated Vulnerability

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Patch Details

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234