CVEvulnerability
CVE-2009-2848
5.9 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2009-08-18
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 5.9 MEDIUM — AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-269
Description
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.
Affected configurations
• linux linux kernel (<= 2.6.29.5)
• linux linux kernel 2.6.30
• novell linux desktop 9
• opensuse opensuse 11.0
• suse linux enterprise desktop 10
• suse linux enterprise server 9
• suse linux enterprise server 10
• fedoraproject fedora 11
• canonical ubuntu linux 6.06
• canonical ubuntu linux 8.04
• canonical ubuntu linux 8.10
• canonical ubuntu linux 9.04
• redhat enterprise linux desktop 3.0
• redhat enterprise linux desktop 5.0
• redhat enterprise linux server 3.0
• redhat enterprise linux server 5.0
• redhat enterprise linux workstation 3.0
• redhat enterprise linux workstation 5.0
• vmware esx 4.0
• vmware vma 4.0
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management weakness
References
- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/871942 Broken Link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00005.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00007.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00005.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1243.html Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35983 Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36501 Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36562 Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36759 Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37105 Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37351 Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37471 Broken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/04/2 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/05/10 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1438.html Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/512019/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-852-1 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316 Broken Link
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52899 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11412 Third Party Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8598 Third Party Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9766 Third Party Advisory
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1550.html Third Party Advisory
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg01256.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/871942 Broken Link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00005.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00007.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00005.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1243.html Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35983 Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36501 Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36562 Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36759 Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37105 Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37351 Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37471 Broken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/04/2 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/05/10 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1438.html Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/512019/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-852-1 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316 Broken Link
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52899 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11412 Third Party Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8598 Third Party Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9766 Third Party Advisory
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1550.html Third Party Advisory
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg01256.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory