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CVE-2004-0565

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 …

Impact

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
MandrakesoftMandrake Multi Network Firewall
Version 8.2
GentooLinux
All versions
LinuxLinux Kernel
Version 2.4.0
MandrakesoftMandrake Linux
Versions 9.1, 9.2, 10.0
MandrakesoftMandrake Linux Corporate Server
Version 2.1
TrustixSecure Linux
Versions 2, 2.0, 2.1

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