CVE-2002-1571 | BDVDB-2026-14784 Detail
Description#
The linux 2.4 kernel before 2.4.19 assumes that the fninit instruction clears all registers, which could lead to an information leak on processors that do not clear all relevant SSE registers.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://search.luky.org/linux-kernel.2002/msg24003.html
- http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/linux/linux-kernel/2002-15/0760.html
- http://search.luky.org/linux-kernel.2002/msg24992.html
- http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/linux/linux-kernel/2002-15/0628.html
- http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.4/diffs/arch/i386/kernel/i387.c%401.6
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.