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Bug #2890
closedSYSRET 64-bit operating system privilege escalation vulnerability on Intel CPU hardware
Status:
Closed
Priority:
Normal
Assignee:
-
Category:
-
Start date:
2012-06-17
Due date:
% Done:
0%
Estimated time:
Difficulty:
Medium
Tags:
needs-triage
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Description
Some 64-bit operating systems and virtualization software running on Intel CPU hardware are vulnerable to a local privilege escalation attack. The vulnerability may be exploited for local privilege escalation or a guest-to-host virtual machine escape.
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