VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2009-2910

CVSS score2.1 NONE
EPSS probability0.41%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2009-10-20
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Description

arch/x86/ia32/ia32entry.S in the Linux kernel before 2.6.31.4 on the x86_64 platform does not clear certain kernel registers before a return to user mode, which allows local users to read register values from an earlier process by switching an ia32 process to 64-bit mode.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-200

Primary references