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Unscored CVE-2008-3890 EUVD-2008-3876GHSA-3cg3-w3v4-rw4g

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…

Published Sep 5, 2008 · Updated Aug 7, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

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.

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