2.1

CVE-2009-2910: canonical ubuntu_linux

Modified
Published 20-10-2009Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2009-2910 is a low (CVSS 2.1) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 35.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 2.1, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
2.1/10
010
Low · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.41%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 5
DSA-1915-1DSA-1928-1RHSA-2009:1540RHSA-2009:1671RHSA-2010:0046

Timeline

  1. 20-10-2009
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.41%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

36%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.41% on 05-10-2026

05-10-202604-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Redhat5 products
Suse4 products
Canonical1 product
Fedoraproject1 product
Linux1 product
Opensuse1 product

6 vendors · 13 products

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