PT-2009-5132 · Linux · Linux Kernel

Eugene Teo · Published 2009-08-14 · Updated 2024-02-09 · CVE-2009-2768

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.31-rc6

Description The issue allows local users to cause a denial of service, potentially leading to a system crash, by executing a shared flat binary. This triggers an access of an uninitialized cred pointer, which may have unspecified other impacts.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.6.31-rc6, update to version 2.6.31-rc6 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

NULL Pointer Dereference

Access of Uninitialized Pointer

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-476

CWE-824

Related Identifiers

CVE-2009-2768

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

References · 11

• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/13/1 · Patch
• http://mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/6/22/91 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2768 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52909 · Note
• http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.30.5 · Note
• http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.31-rc6 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/36278 · Note
• http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.hardware.blackfin.kernel.devel/1905 · Note
• http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3440625d78711bee41a84cf29c3d8c579b522666 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/36037 · Note