PT-2002-2308 · Linux · Linux Kernel

Published 2002-12-31 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2002-1571

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions linux kernel versions prior to 2.4.19

Description The issue is related to the linux 2.4 kernel, where it assumes that the fninit instruction clears all registers. However, on processors that do not clear all relevant SSE registers, this could lead to an information leak.

Recommendations For linux kernel versions prior to 2.4.19, update to version 2.4.19 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2002-1571

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1571 · Security Note
• http://search.luky.org/linux-kernel.2002/msg24992.html · Note
• http://cs.helsinki.fi/linux/linux-kernel/2002-15/0760.html · Note
• http://cs.helsinki.fi/linux/linux-kernel/2002-15/0628.html · Note
• http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.4/diffs/arch/i386/kernel/i387.c%401.6 · Note
• http://search.luky.org/linux-kernel.2002/msg24003.html · Note