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CVE-2008-2729
arch/x86_64/lib/copy_user.S in the Linux kernel before 2.6.19 on some AMD64 systems does not erase destination memory locations after an…
- 4.9MediumCVSS base score
- 0.57%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 53% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
arch/x86_64/lib/copy_user.S in the Linux kernel before 2.6.19 on some AMD64 systems does not erase destination memory locations after an exception during kernel memory copy, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 14 days later
· 14 days later
Published
- 16 years later
· 16 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.9 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.57% · top 53% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.9.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
17
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=3022d734a54cbd2b65eea9a024564821101b4a9a%3Bhp=f0f4c3432e5e1087b3a8c0e6bd4113d3c37497ff (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-1630 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- RHSA-2008:0519 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- linux-kernel-destination-info-disclosure(43558) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11571 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 30849 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 1020364 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 31551 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 30850 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- RHSA-2008:0585 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- MDVSA-2008:174 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 31107 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=451271 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 29943 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 31628 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- USN-625-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- RHSA-2008:0508 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2008-2722 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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