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CVE-2002-1571
The linux 2.4 kernel before 2.4.19 assumes that the fninit instruction clears all registers, which could lead to an information leak on…
Low2.1EPSS 0.40%
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- mitre
Description
The linux 2.4 kernel before 2.4.19 assumes that the fninit instruction clears all registers, which could lead to an information leak on processors that do not clear all relevant SSE registers.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.40% · top 66% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.1.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (5)
- [linux-kernel] 20020418 Re: SSE related security hole (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [linux-kernel] 20020417 Re: SSE related security hole (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [linux-kernel] 20020422 Re: SSE related security hole (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [linux-kernel] 20020417 SSE related security hole (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.4/diffs/arch/i386/kernel/i387.c%401.6 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .