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CVE-2006-1056

The Linux kernel before 2.6.16.9 and the FreeBSD kernel, when running on AMD64 and other 7th and 8th generation Authenti

The Linux kernel before 2.6.16.9 and the FreeBSD kernel, when running on AMD64 and other 7th and 8th generation AuthenticAMD processors, only save/restore the FOP, FIP, and FDP x87 registers in FXSAVE/FXRSTOR when an exception is pending, which allows one process to determine portions of the state of floating point instructions of other processes, which can be leveraged to obtain sensitive information such as cryptographic keys. NOTE: this is the documented behavior of AMD64 processors, but it is inconsistent with Intel processors in a security-relevant fashion that was not addressed by the kernels.

LOW · CVSS 2.1 EPSS 0.00061
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Affected Products & Versions

3
freebsdall versions
linux kernel<= 2.6.16.8
linux kernelall versions

Scoring & Timeline

2.1
LOW · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Published to NVD20 Apr 2006 · 10:02 AM

Vendor Advisories

4
rhsaRHSA-2006:0575Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2006:0437Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2006:0579Moderate
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