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 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.
Published:Sep 5, 2008
Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
EPS:Sep 5, 2008
EPSS Score:0.00045
CVSS Score:7.2
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Amd
Product
Amd64
Amd
Amd64
Vendor
Freebsd
Product
Freebsd
Freebsd
Freebsd
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
Related CVEs
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
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High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
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Changed
Confidentiality
None
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Integrity
None
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High
Availability
None
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High
