CVEs-PoC/2008/CVE-2008-2729.md

### [CVE-2008-2729](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2729)
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### Description

arch/x86_64/lib/copy_user.S in the Linux kernel before 2.6.19 on some AMD64 systems does not erase destination memory locations after an exception during kernel memory copy, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-625-1

#### Github
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