CVE-2006-1056
Freebsd < 2.6.16.8 - Cryptographic Issue
Title source: ruleDescription
The Linux kernel before 2.6.16.9 and the FreeBSD kernel, when running on AMD64 and other 7th and 8th generation AuthenticAMD processors, only save/restore the FOP, FIP, and FDP x87 registers in FXSAVE/FXRSTOR when an exception is pending, which allows one process to determine portions of the state of floating point instructions of other processes, which can be leveraged to obtain sensitive information such as cryptographic keys. NOTE: this is the documented behavior of AMD64 processors, but it is inconsistent with Intel processors in a security-relevant fashion that was not addressed by the kernels.
References (50)
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Scores
EPSS
0.0006
EPSS Percentile
18.7%
Classification
CWE
CWE-310
Status
draft
Affected Products (50)
freebsd/freebsd
linux/linux_kernel
< 2.6.16.8
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
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Timeline
Published
Apr 20, 2006
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026