CVE-2009-2910
N/A
Published: October 20, 2009 at 05:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:10 PM UTC
13 products affected across 6 vendorsLinux KernelFedoraUbuntu Linux
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Ubuntu Linux· Canonicalrubygems
95%95%
v < 2.6.31.4
Affected range stops below 2.6.31.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
95%
Enterprise Linux Server· Red Hatrubygems
95%95%
95%
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00005.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00007.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00005.html
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/10/1/164
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1671.html
References (24)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00005.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00007.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00005.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/10/1/164Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125442304214452&w=2Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125444390112831&w=2Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125511635004768&w=2Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-200
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