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CVE-2004-0565

Published: Jul 8, 2004Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUNVD-CWE-Other
2.1LOW
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 63.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Floating point information leak in the context switch code for Linux 2.4.x only checks the MFH bit but does not verify the FPH owner, which allows local users to read register values of other processes by setting the MFH bit.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LAu:NC:PI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

mandrakesoft
commercial·FRaka mandrakesoft linux, mandriva
mandrake multi network firewallOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / firewall
mandrake linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
mandrake linux corporate serverOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
Debian GNU/LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
gentoo
oss-project·USaka gentoo linux
linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
linux
oss-projectaka the linux kernel
linux kernelOn-premOS
Operating Systems
trustix
oss-project
secure linuxOn-premSecurity Product
Security Products / vuln-mgmt-scanner
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

http://secunia.com/advisories/20163
secunia.com
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/linux/owl/2004-q2/0038.html
archives.neohapsis.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1082
debian.org
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