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CVE-2008-3890

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.

Published

2008-09-05T16:08:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.2 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-264

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	freebsd	freebsd	6.3	Yes
Operating System	freebsd	freebsd	7.0	Yes
Hardware	amd	amd64	*	No

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/31743 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-08:07.amd64.asc ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31003 ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020815 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44905 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/31743 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-08:07.amd64.asc (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31003 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020815 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44905 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)