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CVE Reference: CVE-2008-3890 |
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Original Page at CVE MITRE: CVE-2008-3890 |
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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. |
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CVE Status: Candidate |
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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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