The restore_fpu_checking function in arch/x86/include/asm/fpu-internal.h in the Linux kernel before 3.12.8 on the AMD K7 and K8 platforms does not clear pending exceptions before proceeding to an EMMS instruction, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (task kill) or possibly gain privileges via a crafted application.
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21 Nov 2024, 02:04
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References | () http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=26bef1318adc1b3a530ecc807ef99346db2aa8b0 - | |
References | () http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-January/126858.html - | |
References | () http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-January/126874.html - | |
References | () http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2013/Vm86SyscallTaskSwitchKernelPanic/ - | |
References | () http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.12.8 - | |
References | () http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:038 - | |
References | () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/14/1 - | |
References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64781 - | |
References | () http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029592 - | |
References | () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2113-1 - | |
References | () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2117-1 - | |
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References | () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1052914 - | |
References | () https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/26bef1318adc1b3a530ecc807ef99346db2aa8b0 - | |
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Information
Published : 2014-01-18 22:55
Updated : 2024-11-21 02:04
NVD link : CVE-2014-1438
Mitre link : CVE-2014-1438
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2014-1438
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-264
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