Buffer overflow in Linux Kernel
CVE-2009-2767
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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.007 (51.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Linux Kernel — versions 2.6.24.7, 2.6.25.15
- Linux Linux_kernel — versions 2.6, 2.6.0, 2.6.1
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)