CVE-2008-3890

Summary

CVECVE-2008-3890
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-09-05 16:08:00 UTC
Updated2017-08-08 01:32:00 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-264

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Amd Amd64 All All All All
Hardware Amd Amd64 All All All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 6.3 All All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 7.0 All All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 6.3 All All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 7.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
FreeBSD AMD64 General Protection Fault Privilege Escalation - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
FreeBSD/amd64 'swapgs' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
FreeBSD Kernel amd64 swapgs Bug Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
FreeBSD-SA-08:07 FREEBSD security.freebsd.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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