CVE-2008-2729: Linux Kernel

Medium severity, CVSS 4.9. EPSS: 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: before 2.6.19 (fixed in 2.6.19)

Published 2008-06-30. Last modified 2026-06-16.