{"id":"CVE-2014-1438","details":"The restore_fpu_checking function in arch/x86/include/asm/fpu-internal.h in the Linux kernel before 3.12.8 on the AMD K7 and K8 platforms does not clear pending exceptions before proceeding to an EMMS instruction, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (task kill) or possibly gain privileges via a crafted application.","modified":"2026-01-27T04:12:30.486688Z","published":"2014-01-18T22:55:03Z","withdrawn":"2026-01-27T04:12:30.486688Z","related":["MGASA-2014-0038","MGASA-2014-0043","MGASA-2014-0044","MGASA-2014-0045","MGASA-2014-0055","MGASA-2014-0064"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:038"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2113-1"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2117-1"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2133-1"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2134-1"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2135-1"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2136-1"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2138-1"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2139-1"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2141-1"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/26bef1318adc1b3a530ecc807ef99346db2aa8b0"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1052914"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=26bef1318adc1b3a530ecc807ef99346db2aa8b0"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-January/126858.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-January/126874.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2013/Vm86SyscallTaskSwitchKernelPanic/"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.12.8"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/14/1"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64781"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029592"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/1/9/637"}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}