Floating point information leak in the context switch code for Linux 2.4.x only checks the MFH bit but does not verify the FPH owner, which allows local users to read register values of other processes by setting the MFH bit.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2004-07-08T04:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-08T00:24:25.856Z

Reserved: 2004-06-15T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2004-0565

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2004-12-06T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2017-10-11T01:29:28.480

Link: CVE-2004-0565

cve-icon Redhat

Severity :

Publid Date: 2004-05-28T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2004-0565 - Bugzilla