Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2009-4271
The Linux kernel 2.6.9 through 2.6.17 on the x86_64 and amd64 platforms allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via a 32-bit application that calls mprotect on its Virtual Dynamic Shared Object (VDSO) page and then triggers a segmentation fault.
EPSS: 0.003 (24.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Linux Linux_kernel — versions 2.6.16.55, 2.6.16.34, 2.6.16.20
- N/a — versions n/a
References
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_OVAL, signature, vdb-entry)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)