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.
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https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2910 cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10823 cve-icon cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7359 cve-icon cve-icon
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https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0046.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0095.html cve-icon cve-icon
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History

No history.

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2009-10-20T17:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T06:07:37.244Z

Reserved: 2009-08-20T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2009-2910

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-10-20T17:30:00.907

Modified: 2023-02-13T02:20:20.183

Link: CVE-2009-2910

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2009-10-01T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2009-2910 - Bugzilla