CVE-2004-0565

N/A Unknown

Published: December 06, 2004 Modified: April 16, 2026

Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/linux/owl/2004-q2/0038.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/20162

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/20163

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/20202

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/20338

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1067

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1069

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1070

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1082

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:066

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-504.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10687

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=124734

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16644

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10714

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/linux/owl/2004-q2/0038.html