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CVE-2009-2767

Date: August 14, 2009

The init_posix_timers function in kernel/posix-timers.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.31-rc6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) or possibly gain privileges via a CLOCK_MONOTONIC_RAW clock_nanosleep call that triggers a NULL pointer dereference.

Language: C

Severity Score

Related Resources (13)

https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2009-2767
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.31-rc6
http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/8/4/28
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2767
http://secunia.com/advisories/36200
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/06/2
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2197
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-852-1
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=70d715fd0597f18528f389b5ac59102263067744
http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/8/4/40
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52317
http://secunia.com/advisories/37105
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2009-2767

Severity Score

Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CWE-119

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): HIGH
Integrity (I): HIGH
Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC): LOW
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): COMPLETE
Integrity (I): COMPLETE
Availability (A): COMPLETE
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