CVE-2008-2729 | BDVDB-2026-31266 Detail
Description#
arch/x86_64/lib/copy_user.S in the Linux kernel before 2.6.19 on some AMD64 systems does not erase destination memory locations after an exception during kernel memory copy, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=3022d734a54cbd2b65eea9a024564821101b4a9a%3Bhp=f0f4c3432e5e1087b3a8c0e6bd4113d3c37497ff
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1630
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0519.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43558
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11571
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30849
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020364
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31551
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30850
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0585.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:174
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31107
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=451271
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29943
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31628
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.