CVE-2008-3901 | BDVDB-2026-32236 Detail

Description#

Software suspend 2 2-2.2.1, when used with the Linux kernel 2.6.16, stores pre-boot authentication passwords in the BIOS Keyboard buffer and does not clear this buffer after use, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the physical memory locations associated with this buffer.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

http://www.ivizsecurity.com/research/preboot/preboot_whitepaper.pdf

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12008-09-03Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-09-16Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.