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CVE-2009-2910

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-2910 describes a vulnerability in the Linux kernel on x86_64 platforms, specifically affecting versions before 2.6.31.4, including distributions like Canonical, Fedora, and Red Hat. This flaw allows local users to potentially read sensitive kernel register values from previous processes due to improper clearing before returning to user mode. With a CVSS score of 2.1 (low severity), exploitation requires local access and has low attack complexity, primarily leading to information disclosure. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2.6.31.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:suse:linux_enterprise_debuginfo:10:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
11.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:10:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

2.1LOW

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.41%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
34.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0041 is in the 60th percentile among its peer group of 2,096 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.6 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: MRG for RHEL-5Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:2.6.24.7-137.el5rt
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.9-89.0.18.EL
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2009-2910Moderate

kernel: x86_64 32 bit process register leak

Oct 1, 2009

References

git.kernel.org
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00005.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00007.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00005.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lkml.org / lkml/2009/10/1/164
PatchThird Party Advisory
marc.info
Third Party Advisory
marc.info
Third Party Advisory
marc.info
Third Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/36927
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/37075
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/37351
Third Party Advisory
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10823
Third Party Advisory
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7359
Third Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2009-1540.html
Third Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2010-0046.html
Third Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2010-0095.html
Third Party Advisory
support.avaya.com / css/P8/documents/100073666
Third Party Advisory
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-October/msg00483.html
Third Party Advisory
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.31.4
Broken Link
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2009/10/02/1
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2009-1671.html
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/36576
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-864-1
Third Party Advisory