CVE-2009-2848 (GCVE-0-2009-2848)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2009-08-18 20:41 – Updated: 2024-08-07 06:07
VLAI
Summary
The execve function in the Linux kernel, possibly 2.6.30-rc6 and earlier, does not properly clear the current->clear_child_tid pointer, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly gain privileges via a clone system call with CLONE_CHILD_SETTID or CLONE_CHILD_CLEARTID enabled, which is not properly handled during thread creation and exit.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
mitre CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard E 28/100 over 2324 records in the last 180 days details
References
URL Tags
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http://secunia.com/advisories/36759 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
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Date Public
2009-08-04 00:00
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