Unscored severity · published Dec 6, 2004
CVE-2004-0565
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…
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CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 38% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
2.4.0 · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Gentoo
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
ML
Mandrake Linux · Mandrakesoft
9.1; 9.2; 10.0 · source: NVD
ML
Mandrake Linux Corporate Server · Mandrakesoft
2.1 · source: NVD
MM
Mandrake Multi Network Firewall · Mandrakesoft
8.2 · source: NVD
SL
Secure Linux · Trustix
2; 2.0; 2.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0565
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-0565
Vendor Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/linux/owl/2004-q2/0038.html
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/20162
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/20163
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/20202
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/20338
www.debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1067
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