CVE-2010-3301

kernel: IA32 System Call Entry Point Vulnerability

Published Sep 22, 2010 CVSS 2.0 · 7.2 High EPSS 3.7% KEV · Not listed
Description
The IA32 system call emulation functionality in arch/x86/ia32/ia32entry.S in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc4-git2 on the x86_64 platform does not zero extend the %eax register after the 32-bit entry path to ptrace is used, which allows local users to gain privileges by triggering an out-of-bounds access to the system call table using the %rax register. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a CVE-2007-4573 regression.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-3299 The IA32 system call emulation functionality in arch/x86/ia32/ia32entry.S in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc4-git2 on the x86_64 platform does not zero extend the %eax register after the 32-bit entry path to ptrace is used, which allows local users to gain privileges by triggering an out-of-bounds access to the system call table using the %rax register. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a CVE-2007-4573 regression.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 3:03 AM
Reserved
Sep 13, 2010, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 22, 2010, 7:00 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:22 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Sep 15, 2010, 12:00 AM