CVE-2002-1571
Published: December 31, 2002Last modified: November 10, 2023
Description
The linux 2.4 kernel before 2.4.19 assumes that the fninit instruction clears all registers, which could lead to an information leak on processors that do not clear all relevant SSE registers.
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | linux-lts | Not affected (6.1.50-r0) |
| Stream | linux-lts | Not affected (6.1.50-r0) |
References
- http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.4/diffs/arch/i386/kernel/i387.c%401.6
- http://search.luky.org/linux-kernel.2002/msg24003.html
- http://search.luky.org/linux-kernel.2002/msg24992.html
- http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/linux/linux-kernel/2002-15/0628.html
- http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/linux/linux-kernel/2002-15/0760.html