Tracker / CVE-2009-2848
CVE-2009-2848
Medium 5.9
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 products and versions
| canonical | ubuntu_linux |
|---|---|
| fedoraproject | fedora |
| linux | linux_kernel |
| linux | linux_kernel · … → 2.6.29.5 |
| novell | linux_desktop |
| opensuse | opensuse |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_workstation |
| suse | linux_enterprise_desktop |
| suse | linux_enterprise_server |
| vmware | esx |
| vmware | vma |
Analysis
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