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CVE-2008-2729 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=3022d734a54cbd2b65eea9a024564821101b4a9a%3Bhp=f0f4c3432e5e1087b3a8c0e6bd4113d3c37497ff	CVE
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0508.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=451271	CVE	Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30849	CVE	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/30850	CVE	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31107	CVE	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31551	CVE	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31628	CVE	Broken Link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43558	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11571	CVE	Tool Signature
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1630	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:174	CVE	Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0519.html	CVE	Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0585.html	CVE	Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29943	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020364	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-625-1	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=3022d734a54cbd2b65eea9a024564821101b4a9a%3Bhp=f0f4c3432e5e1087b3a8c0e6bd4113d3c37497ff	[email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0508.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=451271	[email protected]	Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30849	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/30850	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31107	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31551	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31628	[email protected]	Broken Link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43558	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11571	[email protected]	Tool Signature
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1630	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:174	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0519.html	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0585.html	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29943	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020364	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-625-1	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-200	Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
linux linux kernel	< 2.6.19
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

9 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 7, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 3, 2022	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Sep 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 8, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jul 1, 2008	Initial Analysis	[email protected]