CVE-2009-3572

OpenBSD 4.4-4.6 i386 - Denial of Service via XMM Exception Handling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

OpenBSD 4.4, 4.5, and 4.6, when running on an i386 kernel, does not properly handle XMM exceptions, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via unspecified vectors.

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_openbsd
http://www.openbsd.org/errata45.html
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_openbsd
http://www.openbsd.org/errata46.html
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_openbsd
http://www.openbsd.org/errata44.html
Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36589
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/36956

Scores

EPSS 0.0004
EPSS Percentile 14.1%

Details

Status published
Products (3)
openbsd/openbsd 4.4
openbsd/openbsd 4.5
openbsd/openbsd 4.6
Published Oct 06, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026