CVE-2009-2910

NameCVE-2009-2910
Descriptionarch/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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-1915-1, DSA-1928-1

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
linux-2.6sourcelenny2.6.26-19lenny1DSA-1915-1
linux-2.6source(unstable)2.6.31-1medium
linux-2.6.24sourceetch2.6.24-6~etchnhalf.9etch1DSA-1928-1
linux-2.6.24source(unstable)(unfixed)medium

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