CVE-2008-2729 Information disclosure in n/a

What is CVE-2008-2729?

CVE-2008-2729 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 30 Jun 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

arch/x86_64/lib/copy_user.S in the Linux kernel before 2.6.19 on some AMD64 systems does not erase destination memory locations after an exception during kernel memory copy, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-2729?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2008-2729?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2008-2729 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-2729 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-x3j9-5xh7-mxxf.