The kernel in NetBSD, probably 5.0.1 and earlier, on x86 platforms does not properly handle a pre-commit failure of the iret instruction, which might allow local users to gain privileges via vectors related to a tempEIP pseudocode variable that is outside of the code-segment limits.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-09-18T22:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T06:07:35.917Z

Reserved: 2009-08-17T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2009-2793

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-09-18T22:30:00.530

Modified: 2018-10-10T19:42:12.280

Link: CVE-2009-2793

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