[kernel-sec-discuss] r1528 - active

[Moritz Muehlenhoff]

Author: jmm
Date: 2009-10-19 22:44:12 +0000 (Mon, 19 Oct 2009)
New Revision: 1528

Removed:
   active/CVE-2008-3901
Log:
not in the kernel


Deleted: active/CVE-2008-3901
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--- active/CVE-2008-3901	2009-10-19 22:11:11 UTC (rev 1527)
+++ active/CVE-2008-3901	2009-10-19 22:44:12 UTC (rev 1528)
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-Candidate: CVE-2008-3901
-Description:
- Software suspend 2 2-2.2.1, when used with the Linux kernel 2.6.16, stores pre-boot 
- authentication passwords in the BIOS Keyboard buffer and does not clear this buffer 
- after use, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the 
- physical memory locations associated with this buffer.
-References:
- http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3901
- http://www.ivizsecurity.com/research/preboot/preboot_whitepaper.pdf
-Notes:
-Bugs:
-upstream:
-linux-2.6:
-2.6.18-etch-security:
-2.6.24-etch-security:
-2.6.26-lenny-security: