Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 30, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-2729
CVE-2008-2729
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.
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References
17- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0508.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1630nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/29943nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-625-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43558nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- secunia.com/advisories/30849nvdBroken Link
- secunia.com/advisories/30850nvdBroken Link
- secunia.com/advisories/31107nvdBroken Link
- secunia.com/advisories/31551nvdBroken Link
- secunia.com/advisories/31628nvdBroken Link
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvdBroken Link
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0519.htmlnvdBroken Link
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0585.htmlnvdBroken Link
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11571nvdTool Signature
- git.kernel.orgnvd
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