CVE-2008-2729

Description (CNA)

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.

Affected (CNA)

CWE

No CWE identifiers supplied.

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
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-625-1
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0508.html

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