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CVE-2008-3890
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…
High7.2EPSS 0.31%
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- 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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.31% · top 76% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (5)
- 31743 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- FreeBSD-SA-08:07 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSDx_transferred
- 1020815 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- freebsd-fault-privilege-escalation(44905) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 31003 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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