CVE-2014-1438 (GCVE-0-2014-1438)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2014-01-18 22:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 09:42
VLAI?
Summary
The restore_fpu_checking function in arch/x86/include/asm/fpu-internal.h in the Linux kernel before 3.12.8 on the AMD K7 and K8 platforms does not clear pending exceptions before proceeding to an EMMS instruction, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (task kill) or possibly gain privileges via a crafted application.
Severity ?
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
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References
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2138-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2139-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvald… x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2134-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
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https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/1/9/637 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2013/Vm86SyscallT… x_refsource_MISC
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