{"cve":"CVE-2008-3890","nvd":{"published":"2008-09-05T16:08:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:56:44.967","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-264"],"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"],"products":["freebsd:freebsd"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:52:44.811608366+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2008-3890","score":0.00314,"percentile":0.2433,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}