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CVE-2004-0565

Published: Dec 06, 2004 | Modified: Apr 03, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
2.1 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0565
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

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 Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Mandrake_multi_network_firewallMandrakesoft8.2 (including)8.2 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3RedHatkernel-0:2.4.21-27.0.1.EL*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1RedHat*
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1RedHat*
Kernel-source-2.4.27Ubuntudapper*
Kernel-source-2.4.27Ubuntuedgy*

References

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