Oval Definition:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10714
Revision Date:2013-04-29Version:11
Title: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.
Description: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.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:ACCEPTEDReference(s):CVE-2004-0565
Platform(s):CentOS Linux 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • RHEL3 or CentOS3
  • The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
  • OR CentOS Linux 3.x
  • AND Configuration section
  • kernel-BOOT is earlier than 0:2.4.21-27.0.1.EL
  • OR kernel-unsupported is earlier than 0:2.4.21-27.0.1.EL
  • OR kernel-smp-unsupported is earlier than 0:2.4.21-27.0.1.EL
  • OR kernel-hugemem-unsupported is earlier than 0:2.4.21-27.0.1.EL
  • OR kernel-hugemem is earlier than 0:2.4.21-27.0.1.EL
  • OR kernel is earlier than 0:2.4.21-27.0.1.EL
  • OR kernel-source is earlier than 0:2.4.21-27.0.1.EL
  • OR kernel-doc is earlier than 0:2.4.21-27.0.1.EL
  • OR kernel-smp is earlier than 0:2.4.21-27.0.1.EL
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