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CVE-2002-1571
Published: Jan 23, 2006
Modified: Aug 8, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
The linux 2.4 kernel before 2.4.19 assumes that the fninit instruction clears all registers, which could lead to an information leak on processors that do not clear all relevant SSE registers.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
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References
[linux-kernel] 20020418 Re: SSE related security hole
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[linux-kernel] 20020417 Re: SSE related security hole
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[linux-kernel] 20020422 Re: SSE related security hole
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[linux-kernel] 20020417 SSE related security hole
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http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.4/diffs/arch/i386/kernel/i387.c%401.6
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