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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade sys-kernel/mm-sources.Upgrade sys-kernel/openmosix-sources.Upgrade sys-kernel/alpha-sources.Upgrade sys-kernel/pac-sources.Upgrade sys-kernel/hardened-dev-sources.Upgrade sys-kernel/hppa-dev-sources.Upgrade sys-kernel/usermode-sources.Upgrade sys-kernel/wolk-sources.Upgrade sys-kernel/compaq-sources.Upgrade sys-kernel/gentoo-sources.Upgrade sys-kernel/development-sources.Upgrade sys-kernel/aa-sources.Upgrade sys-kernel/mips-sources.Upgrade sys-kernel/hppa-sources.Upgrade sys-kernel/xbox-sources.Upgrade sys-kernel/hardened-sources.Upgrade sys-kernel/selinux-sources.Upgrade sys-kernel/planet-ccrma-sources.Upgrade sys-kernel/rsbac-dev-sources.Upgrade sys-kernel/grsec-sources.Upgrade sys-kernel/vserver-sources.Upgrade sys-kernel/pegasos-dev-sources.Upgrade sys-kernel/ia64-sources.Upgrade sys-kernel/ck-sources.Upgrade sys-kernel/sparc-sources.Upgrade sys-kernel/gs-sources.Upgrade sys-kernel/pegasos-sources.Upgrade sys-kernel/ppc-sources.Upgrade sys-kernel/uclinux-sources.Upgrade sys-kernel/vanilla-sources.Upgrade sys-kernel/rsbac-sources.Upgrade sys-kernel/gentoo-dev-sources.Upgrade sys-kernel/win4lin-sources. | Oct 30, 2017 | Dec 6, 2004 |
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