CVE-2004-0565

Summary

Floating point information leak in the context switch code for Linux 2.4.x only checks the MFH bit but does not verify the FPH owner, which allows local users to read register values of other processes by setting the MFH bit.

Affected Software

Weaknesses

• n/a

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/20163
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/linux/owl/2004-q2/0038.html
• http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1082
• http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1070
• http://secunia.com/advisories/20162
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10714
• http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1067
• http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1069
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10687
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=124734
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:066
• http://secunia.com/advisories/20202
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-504.html
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16644
• http://secunia.com/advisories/20338

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/20163
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/linux/owl/2004-q2/0038.html
• http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1082
• http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1070
• http://secunia.com/advisories/20162
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10714
• http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1067
• http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1069
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10687
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=124734
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:066
• http://secunia.com/advisories/20202
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-504.html
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16644
• http://secunia.com/advisories/20338

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