CVE-2008-2729

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 4
Modified
Published: 30 Jun 2008, 22:00
Last modified:07 Aug 2024, 09:14

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
20/100
CVSS Score
4.9 MEDIUM
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.09% LOW
0% probability +0.03%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

30 Jun 2008, 22:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
07 Aug 2024, 09:14
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 4.9AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.09%• Percentile: 25%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-200•Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

    The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

Affected Systems

  • linux•linux_kernel

    < 2.6.19

References (17)