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
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (53.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 53rd percentile — 53.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel — versions 2.6.24.7, 2.6.25.15
- Linux Kernel — versions 2.6, 2.6.0, 2.6.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secunia.com/advisories/36200 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- lkml.org/lkml/2009/8/4/40 (mailing-list, Patch)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2197 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-852-1 (vendor-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/06/2 (mailing-list)
- git.kernel.org/
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.31-rc6
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52317 (vdb-entry)
- lkml.org/lkml/2009/8/4/28 (mailing-list, Patch)
- secunia.com/advisories/37105 (third-party-advisory)