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CVE-2008-2729

MEDIUM CVSS: 4.9 Published: 2008-06-30 Modified: 2026-06-16

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.

Affected Platforms

Linux Linux Kernel

Weakness Type

CWE-200

References