CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2009-2910

LOW
2.1
CVSS v2
NVD

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available
linux kernelNVD
Affected:< 2.6.31.4Fixed in:2.6.31.4CVE-2009-2910derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.41%probability of exploitation in 30 days
33rdpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 33% of all known CVEs.

References

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