Vulnerability in Linux Kernel

CVE-2009-1527

Race condition in the ptrace_attach function in kernel/ptrace.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.30-rc4 allows local users to gain privileges via a PTRACE_ATTACH ptrace call during an exec system call that is launching a setuid application, related to locking an incorrect cred_exec_mutex object.

Vulnerability class: Race Condition

EPSS: 0.005 (39.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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