The linux 2.4 kernel before 2.4.19 assumes that the fninit instruction clears all registers, which could lead to an information leak on processors that do not clear all relevant SSE registers.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-01-23T22:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-08T03:26:28.980Z

Reserved: 2003-11-26T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2002-1571

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2002-12-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2024-11-20T23:41:37.277

Link: CVE-2002-1571

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2002-04-17T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2002-1571 - Bugzilla