CVEvulnerability

CVE-2009-2691

2.1 LOW Published 2009-08-14 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2009-08-14
Last modified
2026-06-16
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
2.1 LOW — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-200

Description

The mm_for_maps function in fs/proc/base.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.30.4 and earlier allows local users to read (1) maps and (2) smaps files under proc/ via vectors related to ELF loading, a setuid process, and a race condition.

Affected configurations

• linux linux kernel (<= 2.6.30.4) • linux linux kernel 2.6.30 • linux linux kernel 2.6.30.1 • linux linux kernel 2.6.30.2

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor weakness

References