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CVE Reference: CVE-2008-3890
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Original Page at CVE MITRE:
CVE-2008-3890

Description:
The kernel in FreeBSD 6.3 through 7.0 on amd64 platforms can make an extra swapgs call after a General Protection Fault (GPF), which allows local users to gain privileges by triggering a GPF during the kernel's return from (1) an interrupt, (2) a trap, or (3) a system call.

CVE Status:
Candidate

References:

XF
  http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/44905

ST
  1020815

SAID
  Secunia Advisory: SA31743

FREEBSD
  http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-08:07.amd64.asc

BID
  31003


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