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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 20, 2009· Updated Apr 23, 2026

CVE-2009-2910

CVE-2009-2910

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 products

18

Patches

0

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

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