CVE-2008-3890

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-09-05 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

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.

Affected products

FreeBSD: 6.3, 7.0

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/31743
http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-08:07.amd64.asc
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31003
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020815
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44905
http://secunia.com/advisories/31743
http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-08:07.amd64.asc
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31003
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020815
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44905

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